Even Without Lee Kang-in and Mbappe… PSG Beats Lille and Takes the Lead with an 11-Point Gap

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), a French professional football team that gave Lee Kang-in a break after attending the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup,

continued its lead in Ligue 1 by defeating Lille at home.

PSG defeated Lille 3-1 in the 2023-2024 Ligue 1 round 21 home game held at Parc des Princes in Paris, France on the 11th (Korean time).

PSG, which only lost 2-3 in the 5th round against Nice in September last year and has 15 wins and 5 draws this season,

has maintained its lead by exceeding 50 points. 슬롯사이트

They are 11 points ahead of second-place Nice (39 points).

Lee Kang-in, who returned to France after Korea was eliminated with a 0-2 loss to Jordan in the Asian Cup semifinals held on the 7th,

was not included in the match roster.

PSG coach Luis Enrique announced at a press conference

ahead of this game that he plans to give Lee Kang-in a break until next week.

PSG’s star Kylian Mbappe also did not play on this day.

Mbappe was included in the substitute list, but he remained on the bench.

Mbappe, who raised concerns about injury after being tackled hard by an opponent during the Coupe de France (French Cup) match against Brest held on the 8th,

was reported to have no major problems,

but was released from the European Football Association (UEFA) against Real Sociedad (Spain) on the 15th.

It is interpreted that they were conserving strength in preparation for the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.

PSG, who were without two key players,

gave up the first goal to Yusuf Yazuz just 6 minutes into the game.

However, after balancing the game with Gonzalo Hamus’ equalizing goal in 4 minutes,

opposing defender Alessandro scored an own goal in the 17th minute of the first half, turning the tide.

The uneasy lead continued until the end of the game, but Randal Colo Muani’s goal

in the 35th minute of the second half sealed PSG’s victory.