PSG beat Toulouse 2-0 in the Trope de Champaign match of the 2023-2024 season held in Paris, France on the 4th (Korea time). Lee Kang-in started as a left midfielder. He scored the first goal and displayed stellar performance.
League 1 reported on its official website that Lee Kang-in and Mbappe led PSG to victory. On its SNS account, Lee Kang-in, Gyeongbokgung Palace, and Parc des Princes were combined to create a wonderful poster. It is also described as “the first title in France.” 파워볼실시간
The Trope de champion is a French Super Cup. The winner of the league and the winner of the FA Cup compete. If one club wins both competitions, the second-place team in the league will compete. PSG competed as the winner of the league 1 and Toulouse as the winner of the FA Cup.
PSG coach Luis Enrique brought up the 4-3-3 formation. Kylian Mbappe, Usman Dembele and Bradley Barcola were in charge of the front line. Lee Kang-in was in charge of the midfield along with Warren Zaire-Emery and Vitinha. Ashraf Hakimi and Luca Hernandez stood at left and right wing-backs. Marquinos and Milan Shkriniar kept the center back. Gianluigi Donnarumma wore goalkeeper gloves.
Lee Kang-in took the lead as soon as the game started. Three minutes into the first half, he cut through the Toulouse net. Vitinha stabbed a long diagonal pass from the left side of the opponent’s side to the deep right of the penalty box. Usman Dembele connected with a one-touch to the center. Lee Kang-in, who rushed in with good timing, fired a left-footed direct shot to taste the goal.
Kylian Mbappe scored a decisive goal in the 45th minute. Mbappe showed off his great individual skills in front of the penalty box. He overcame the concentration check of four defenders to create a shooting angle and successfully shot a medium-range shot like a cannonball.
Lee Kang-in boasted a 96 percent pass success rate, displaying accurate and stable performance. Out of the 50 attempts, he failed only two times. He recorded a dribble breakthrough success rate of 100 percent (2/2).
He touched it 68 times to coordinate his offense. He also recorded penetration passes five times at the final third (forward), displaying threatening scenes several times. He also displayed strength in defense, including two interceptions, one recovery, and four successful ball contests.
In order to win the title, Lee slightly delayed his joining of the Asian Cup team. Led by Jurgen Klinsmann, the Korean team arrived in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday local time. Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur) and Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) were also called up. Lee reportedly made a direct request to play for the Trope de Champaign.
According to Foot Mercato, Lee said, “I’m satisfied. Even before the game, we had the ambition to win this trophy. I always try to help the team. I play hard to win. I’m very happy to play with the best players in the world.”