French media ‘France Bleu’ evaluated the squad on the 15th (Korea Standard Time), saying, “Who shone, who was impressed, and who was disappointed in Paris Saint-Germain’s (PSG) advance to the round of 16?”
PSG has been put in the UEFA Champions League group of “deaths” in history. It was also grouped with Newcastle United, AC Milan and Dortmund. It was not as easy as “death penalty.” It was so close until the sixth round that no one could predict which team would advance to the round of 16.
After all, PSG and Dortmund laughed. PSG got off to a good start by bringing Dortmund home in the first leg to win 2-0. However, the team faced a crisis by suffering a shock 1-4 loss against Newcastle in the second leg. 경마
The two consecutive games against Milan were not easy either. PSG won 3-0 at home, securing six points. Lee, who was substituted as a substitute on the day, scored his debut goal at the UEFA Champions League, helping his team win 3-0 completely. However, in the fourth match, PSG knelt 1-2 and failed to advance to the round of 16.
The fifth game was very important. PSG brought Newcastle home and staged a showdown. It was a crisis. PSG gave away the first goal to Isak within 24 minutes of the first half. It failed to balance the score until the end of the match, and was close to losing. Against this backdrop, it won a penalty kick (PK), and Kylian Mbappe finished the match to secure a 1-1 draw.
In Game 6, Milan helped PSG. In a 1-1 draw with Dortmund, PSG secured second place in the group as Milan defeated Newcastle. PSG and Milan tied with each other with eight points, but PSG secured second place in the group according to the winner’s principle.
At the match, Lee Kang-in failed to show any significant performance. As a left midfielder, Lee played the role of an offense and defense link. He received the lowest rating in his team. Lee recorded three shots (one shot on goal), five dribbling attempts (one successful), one missed critical chance, 53 missed ball touches, 82 percent success rate of passes, four crosses (one successful), three long passes (two successful), nine ground contention (three successful), 18 stolen balls, and two fouls.
He was even criticized. “I saw some players have difficulties. It makes me think that I am not qualified to play in the Champions League for a team with ambitions. Lee seems to be pretending to play an important role in such a team. I can improve but I will not catch up with him until February (the round of 16 teams).”
Lee Kang-in recently received poor reviews from French soccer commentators as well. French soccer commentator Pierre Menes said on his YouTube channel, “I always thought he was light. He scored two or three beautiful goals, but I still think he was light.”
He continued, “He doesn’t have much personality. He dribbles a lot into the side, but lacks the quality of the passes going forward. There was a left-footed out front pass in the Brestua game, but that’s not enough. It’s not enough for what’s required of PSG’s attacking midfielder.”