As expected of Lee Kangin! As soon as he returned, he showed great performance in "Kill Pass"... 'Hakimi leaves' PSG overpowered Strasbourg 2-1 'leading leap'

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Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) striker Lee Kang-in (25) is back.

PSG won 2-1 against Strasbourg in the 20th round of the "2025-2026 Season French League 1" at May Now Stadium in Strasbourg, France on the 2nd (Korea time).

PSG, which won six consecutive league games, led the league with 48 points (15 wins, 3 draws, 2 losses), beating Lance (46 points) by two points. Strasbourg is seventh with 30 points (9 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses).

Lee Kang-in, who injured his left thigh in the final of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2025 against Flamengo (Brazil) on December 18 last year, made his first return to injury in about a month and a half. He was replaced in the 15th minute of the second half and played about 30 minutes until the end of the game.

Lee Kang-in showed his presence even though he played for the first time in a long time. In the 29th minute of the second half, Lee Kang-in, who received a pass from a teammate near the arc circle, turned around and shot, but the goalkeeper caught it.

In the 36th minute of the second half, when the score was tied 1-1, he sprayed an exquisite pass that became the starting point of the winning goal. Lee Kang-in, who caught the ball on the right side, poked a forward pass to Warren Zaire Emery, who overtook the opponent and fell into the back space of the defense. Jair Emery then crossed and Nuno Mendes hit it with his forehead to shake the net.

Lee Kang-in ran to Mendes lying on the ground, hugged and shared his joy.

PSG played a difficult game on this day. In the 20th minute of the first half, he faced a crisis by giving up a penalty (PK), but goalkeeper Matvei Saponov blocked Joaquin Panicelli's shot.

PSG then turned the crisis into an opportunity. Two minutes later, Seni Mayulu scored in a counterattack. However, PSG gave up the tie in the 27th minute of the first half by allowing Gela Doue to shoot after breaking through the back space of the defense.

PSG, which was rarely able to fight back in the second half, was put in a numerical inferiority in the 30th minute of the second half when Ashraf Hakimi was sent off for a rough tackle. However, PSG won the game with Mendes' header goal at the end of the second half based on the performance of Lee Kang-in, who was replaced.

According to "Foot Mob," which specializes in soccer statistics, Lee Kang-in recorded 36 ball touches, one shot and opportunity creation, 83% (20/24 times) pass success rate, and 100% (5/5) ground ball competition success rate. Footmob gave Lee Kang-in a mid-range rating of 7.2 within the team.

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