“Lee Kang-In’s goal came too quickly and we suffered”.
Lee Kang-in scored just two minutes and four seconds into the opening match of the 2024-2025 French Ligue 1 season away to Le Havre on Sunday (Sept. 17), helping the hosts to a 4-1 victory. Not only was Lee’s goal the first in his first official game of the season, but it was also the fastest Ligue 1 opening goal in 15 years, since Marseille’s Mamadou Niang scored against Grenoble in 1 minute and 42 seconds in 2009. Lee’s goal was all the more significant as PSG entered a new competition this season with a new attacking lineup.
With the departure of Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid (Spain), PSG’s ‘cannon’ and focal point of the attack, it was important to see who had more presence early on to redistribute the attacking shares. Lee scored with his signature move of holding onto a ball on the right flank with his right foot and then curling a subtle left-footed kick to put Luis Enrique on notice. But it’s too early to rest on our laurels. Ousmane Dembele and Randal Kolo Moani, who will compete with Lee for a place in the attacking third, both came on in the second half and found the back of the net, while new signing João Neves came off the bench and made his presence felt with two assists, 안전한 파워볼사이트 making him the highest-rated player in the team. For Lee, it’s important that he continues to play as consistently as he did at the start of last season to keep his momentum going.
PSG head coach Luis Enrique spoke about both his joys and disappointments.
It was the disappointment that came first.
“It wasn’t easy at all,” he said in his post-match press conference, ”We started calmly and very quickly Lee Kang-In scored, but that let us off the hook too much and that’s why we struggled a bit. In the second half, we had more chances and were able to finish the game. It was just difficult,” he said, explaining that Lee’s goal came so quickly that the entire team was unraveled.
It’s a manager’s reaction, of course. PSG’s attack was shaky and they struggled. However, substitute João Neves, who picked up two assists, was able to make a difference and put the game out of reach.
Enrique was full of praise. “We are definitely a team that can play to our strengths,” said Enrique. It’s true that we did well in the last part of the game. We have some important players in the team, and away from home is difficult. We did it again today.”