Lee Kang-in in the match against Marseille

Lee Kang-in, who returned to his team Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) after playing a two-game series against Thailand in the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asia 2nd qualifying round, came on as a substitute in the second half and helped the team win.

Lee Kang-in was included in the list of substitutes for the 2023-2024 French Ligue 1 round 27 away game against Marseille held at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille, France on the 1st (Korean time), and at the start of the second half, he stepped on the ground instead of Rendal Colo Muani and played until the end.

Lee Kang-in, who was at the center of controversy after it was revealed that he physically clashed with ‘captain’ Son Heung-min (Tottenham) and had a ‘bottom-up’ at the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup held until early February, was also at the center of controversy during the A match in March. He was selected for the national team and attracted attention.

After returning to Korea to join the national team, he publicly apologized. He played as a substitute in the home game against Thailand held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 21st of last month, receiving unwavering cheers from fans, and played as a starter in the away game to Thailand on the 26th.

In particular, in the away trip to Thailand, he scored a joint goal with Son Heung-min, leading the way to a 3-0 victory, shaking off the aftermath of the controversy and returning to PSG with a relieved mind.

Lee Kang-in, who has 2 goals and 2 assists in the league this season, including the goal against Montpellier in the 26th round before the international break, and 4 goals and 3 assists in all official games, was unable to add an attack point on this day.

PSG defeated Marseille 2-0 and accumulated 62 points with 18 wins, 8 draws, and 1 loss in the season, continuing its lead by 12 points over second place Brest (50 points).

On this day, PSG was outnumbered due to the sending off of defender Lucas Beraldo in the 40th minute of the first half, and almost suffered a defeat in the league for the first time in 22 games since the match against Nice in the 5th round.

The scene in which Beraldo was pushed by Pierre-Emrick Aubameyang was declared a red card after an on-field review by the referee.

PSG, who started the second half with Lee Kang-in as their first replacement instead of Kolo Muani, who started as a front-line striker, took a breather when Vitinya scored the game-winning goal in the 8th minute of the second half.

Vitinha, who quickly drove the ball during a counterattack, gave a pass to Ousmane Dembele on the right side, received the ball, and fired a right-footed shot from the center of the penalty area.

Afterwards, PSG activated three replacement cards, including replacing Kylian Mbappe with Gonzalo Hamus in the 20th minute of the second half, and sent out defender Milan Skriniar to replace midfielder Warren Jair Emery in the 32nd minute of the second half.

There were times when Marseille’s offense was struggling, but PSG took advantage of a counterattack in the 40th minute of the second half and scored an additional goal from Hamus.

Foreign objects were even thrown from the Marseille stands towards Hamus, who scored three goals against Marseille this season.

After the game, WhoScored.com gave Lee Kang-in a rating of 6.5 points, and FootMob gave him a rating of 6.2 points.

PSG’s goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who preserved the scoreless victory, received the highest rating from both teams with 8.9 points on WhoScored.com and 8.7 points on FootMob. 한국야동