Lee comes off the bench to help PSG come from behind to beat Atletico...goalless after three UCL games
Lee comes off the bench to help PSG come from behind to beat Atletico...goalless after three UCL games
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Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), a French professional soccer team with Lee Kang-in coming off the bench, suffered a heartbreaking upset loss to Atletico Madrid (Spain) in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) League Phase.
PSG fell 1-2 at home to Atletico Madrid in the fourth leg of the 2024-2025 UCL League Phase at Parc des Princes in Paris, France, on Sunday (July 7) after Angel Correa scored a late winner in stoppage time.
Lee, who had recently started two consecutive UCL games, came on for Marco Asensio in the 22nd minute with the score tied at 1-1 after being named to the substitutes' bench and played until the end of the match.
He was unable to register an offensive point and had to watch his team lose on the field.
Lee has scored four goals in the French regular season this season, but is yet to register an attacking point in the UCL.
The loss leaves PSG with one win, one draw, two losses, and four points in the UCL league phase this season, after a 1-0 win over Girona (Spain), a 0-2 loss to Arsenal (England), and a 1-1 draw with PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands).
Atletico Madrid, who picked up a thrilling win in enemy territory, improved to 2-2-2 (6 points).
This season's UCL will begin with the League Phase, 파워볼사이트 in which the 36 teams that qualify for the knockout stages will play eight matches in a draw to determine the top 36 teams in the standings.
The first through eighth-placed teams in the league phase will advance directly to the round of 16, while the ninth through 24th-placed teams will compete in the playoffs.
PSG's attacking lineup included Asensio, Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembele.
The balance of the match, which began after a minute's silence in honor of the victims of the devastating floods in southeastern Spain, was upset in the 14th minute.
PSG's Ousmane Dembele stole the ball near the penalty spot and cut it back to the right, where Warren Zaire Emery was on hand to slot home with his right foot in front of the keeper.
PSG's joy was short-lived. Atletico Madrid equalized just four minutes later through Nauel Molina.
After Giuliano Simeone had earlier had a shot saved by the goalkeeper, Molina struck the ball into the bottom left corner of the net with a left-footed shot from the right side of the area.
After the first half ended 1-1, PSG pushed forward in the second half, but were unable to capitalize on any of their chances as the goalkeeper made saves.
In the 22nd minute, PSG brought off Asensio and Ruben Neves and introduced Lee Kang-in and Fabian Luis, who played up front where Asensio had been playing and dropped down to the midfield to get involved in the offense.
PSG had to wait until the 32nd minute to see Ashraf Hakimi's crucial right-footed effort from the right side of the goal area saved by goalkeeper Jan Oblak.
In the 45th minute, Lee Kang-In's powerful left-footed mid-range effort was also saved by the keeper.
Then, in the 48th minute, Correa rattled the PSG net with a left-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area on a counterattack by Atletico Madrid.