Son Heung-min (32, Tottenham Hotspur), who leads the Korean national soccer team, showed off his health by scoring his third goal of the season in his return from injury. Lee Kang-in (23) of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) also scored a goal on the same day. Bayern Munich’s Kim Min-jae (28) proved his ‘iron pillar’ on this day.
PSG’s Lee Kang-in came on as a substitute in the 13th minute of the second half in the 2024-2025 French Ligue 1 8th round home game against Strasbourg held at Parc des Princes in Paris, France on the 19th (local time) and scored an additional goal through Joao Neves’ cutback in the 45th minute of the second half. He contributed to the 4-2 victory. As a result of today’s game, PSG was tied with AS Monaco, but regained first place on goal difference.
Lee Kang-in’s Ligue 1 goal on this day was his first in two games since the match against Stade Rennes on September 28. In addition, with Lee Kang-in’s goal on this day, he has already scored 4 goals in 8 league games, breaking his personal record for most goals in a single season in League 1.
On this day, Son Heung-min started in the home game against West Ham in the 8th round of the 2024-2025 EPL season held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, and scored his 3rd league goal, announcing the ‘return of the captain’. In his return from injury after 22 days, Son Heung-min showed fantastic play, contributing to three of Tottenham’s four goals, leading the team to a 4-1 comeback win. For his outstanding performance, Son Heung-min was awarded the MOTM (Man of the Match) honor by EPL fans. Son Heung-min recorded a vote rate of 51.9% out of 11,627 votes. This is already his third MOTM selection this season.
Lee Kang-in was also named in PSG’s top 5 selected by the Ligue 1 secretariat that day, even though he only played for about 32 minutes. Ligue 1 evaluated Lee Kang-in with the fifth highest score (6.49), following Ousmane Dembele (7.04 points), Joao Neves (6.81 points), Ashraf Hakimi (6.75 points), and Bradley Barcola (6.50 points). .
Meanwhile, Kim Min-jae returned to Bayern Munich after the international break and showed his ‘iron pillar mode’ again in the match against Stuttgart, leading the team to a scoreless victory. Kim Min-jae’s Munich beat Stuttgart 4-0 at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany that day. Harry Kane scored a hat trick, and Kim Min-jae did not allow the team to concede a goal with stable defense, including a 100% tackle success rate. Kim Min-jae, who has been selected for all league games this season, has played full-time in six consecutive games, excluding the first-round away trip to Wolfsburg.
With this win, Munich continued its 7-game undefeated streak (5 wins, 2 draws) since the opening day, recording 17 points (goal difference +17), beating Leipzig (17 points, goal difference +9) and taking the lead in goal difference. ran.
Reporter Cho Moon-gyu chomg@joongang.co.kr
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