Lee Kang-in to play in the final of the Champions League IN... to challenge the new history of Korean soccer
Lee Kang-in to play in the final of the Champions League IN... to challenge the new history of Korean soccer
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Lee Kang-in has been listed as a participant in the UEFA Champions League final of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).
PSG announced the list of 22 players to play in the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League (UCL) final on the 30th (Korea Standard Time). Lee Kang-in was listed here.
PSG will play Inter Milan (Italy) in the UCL final at 4 a.m. on June 1 at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.
If PSG wins the UCL, Lee Kang-in will become the second Korean player to win the UCL after Park Ji-sung. Park Ji-sung won the UCL during the 2007-08 season when he was a member of Manchester United. However, Park was absent from the roster and watched the game from the stands.
If Lee Kang-in plays in the final, he will become the third Korean player to play in the UCL final after Park Ji-sung and Son Heung-min.
Park Ji-sung played in the UCL finals twice (2008-09 and 2010-11 seasons) at Manchester United and Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur (England) once (2018-19 seasons), but they all had to be satisfied with the runner-up.
If Lee Kang-in plays in the Inter Milan match, he will be the first Korean player to reach the UCL finals in six years since Son Heung-min.
PSG already won the Super Cup (Trope de Champion) and the French Cup (Coup de France), including the French regular league, this season, and achieved the "Treble" (three gold medals) in Korea. PSG is aiming to reach the peak of its "UCL" throne.
In reality, it seems very unlikely that Lee Kang-in will play a lot of time in the final.
The last time Lee Kang-in played a UCL game this season was the second round of the round of 16. From the first round of the quarterfinals to the second round of the semifinals, he was benched in all four games. 온라인바카라
Ahead of the UCL final, Lee Kang-in said on the club's website on the 29th, "We have been very good since the start of this season. It is rewarding to come this far. I am really happy," and after looking back on the season, he said, "I will do my best to prepare and win."