‘Wonder goal explosion’ Hakimi, who saved PSG, sighs, “I wanted 3 points, but no goal was scored”

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[OSEN=정승우 기자] Ashraf Hakimi (26, PSG), who saved Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) from crisis, sighed.

PSG drew 1-1 with PSV Eindhoven in the third match of the 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League league phase held at Parc des Princes in Paris, France on the 23rd (Korean time).

On this day, Lee Kang-in started as a front-line striker and took on the role of ‘false number 9′, but the PSG attackers’ performance was somewhat lacking and they only scored 1 point. PSG remained in 16th place in the real-time rankings (1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss, 4 points) due to this draw.

According to soccer statistics company ‘Pot Mob’, Lee Kang-in attempted two shots in the game that day, one of which was effective. In addition, he showed his own performance, recording a pass success rate of 82% (28/34), two opportunity creations, one accurate cross, one successful tackle, and three successful duels.

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Lee Kang-in, who scored his 4th goal of the season in the Ligue 1 match against Strasbourg on the 20th, was unable to score consecutive goals in this match.

From the beginning of the game, Lee Kang-in’s movements were sharp. In the 16th minute of the first half, he targeted PSV’s goal with a powerful left-footed shot. Lee Kang-in, who received Barcola’s pass, attempted a left-footed shot with his first touch, but was blocked by a great save from the opposing goalkeeper and failed to score.

France’s ‘L’Equipe’ claimed that Lee Kang-in’s performance was lacking under the title “Fake 9 failures.” The media gave Lee Kang-in the lowest rating in the team, 3 points, and another French media outlet, ‘Foot Mercato’, gave him 3.5 points. Ranked.

The media criticized harshly, saying, “All Lee Kang-in showed was a curling kick that was blocked by a save. Lee Kang-in played as a false number 9, but had difficulty under pressure from the defense,” and “He did not perform as well as expected.”

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In addition to Lee Kang-in, PSG was frustrated with Bradley Barcola, Ousmane Dembele, and Marco Asensio also performing poorly.

The person who saved PSG was side defender Ashraf Hakimi. Hakimi caught the ball on the right side outside the box in the 10th minute of the second half and continued his pace with a powerful right-footed shot that hit the net.

After the game ended, the UEFA Champions League published an interview with Hakimi on its official website. “I think we dominated this game,” Hakimi said.

Hakimi expressed his disappointment with the draw, saying, “We created a lot of chances, but no goals were scored. That’s why it’s even more disappointing. We were a team that deserved to get three points today.”

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He said, “Small details are important, and PSV took advantage of our mistakes really well. It’s difficult to chase the game and turn it around. But we played a good team game and although we failed to win today, we will try harder.”

“I’m happy with my goal, but it’s disappointing that we failed to win and only got one point instead of three,” Hakimi added. “We will continue to train.” /[email protected]