Possibility of elimination' Lee Kang-in expected to be selected for Champions League → assigned to right winger..

 Lee Kang-in (22, Paris Saint-Germain) was named in the expected starting lineup for the match against Dortmund.


Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) will play the final match of Group F of the 2023-24 season UEFA Champions League (UCL) against Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany at 5 a.m. on the 14th (Korean time). It takes place.

Group F is the ‘Group of Death’. Dortmund, PSG, Newcastle United, and AC Milan belong. Currently, Dortmund is in 1st place with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss (10 points), PSG is in 2nd place with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses (7 points), Newcastle is in 3rd place with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses (5 points), AC Milan is in 4th place with 1 win, 2 draws, and 2 losses (5 points).

In the final match, Dortmund vs. PSG and Newcastle vs. AC Milan will face each other, and PSG must win to advance to the tournament on its own. UCL's group stage ranking is calculated by giving priority to points, and then, if the points are the same, it is decided as 'head-to-head points → head-to-head goal difference → head-to-head goal difference' between the same teams .

If PSG draws with Dortmund and Newcastle wins against AC Milan, PSG and Dortmund will be equal with 8 points. PSG was inferior to Newcastle in two matches with 1 draw and 1 loss, so Newcastle took second place. If you don't want to consider the result of Newcastle's game, just win.

If PSG wins against Dortmund, it can advance to first place in the group. Previously, PSG won 2-0 in the home game against Dortmund. If they get 3 points this time, they will be tied at 10 points. Then, PSG will rise to the top of the group as they are ahead in head-to-head points.

Ahead of the game, France's 'Le Parisien' released the expected starting lineup for PSG's match against Dortmund on the 12th. It was a 4-3-3 formation, with Kylian Mbappe, Rendal Kolo Muani, and Lee Kang-in forming the top three. Vitinha, Manuel Ugarte, and Warren Jair Emery were deployed in midfield, while Nordi Mukiele, Lucas Hernández, Marquinhos, and Achiraf Hakimi formed the back four. Lastly, it was predicted that Gianluigi Donnarumma would wear goalkeeper gloves.

Regarding the offensive line, the media said, "As for right winger, several candidates who may replace Ousmane Dembele will be closely examined. Lee Kang-in, who played in that position in the match against Nantes, is mentioned as a candidate. Bradley Barcola is a little distant from the starting line. “However, in the last game against Nantes, he played as a left winger and scored his first goal,” he commented.

Lee Kang-in is switching between winger and midfielder this season. In the previous game against Nantes, he was used as a right winger and performed well. He played a starting role in the winning goal. In the 38th minute of the second half, Lee Kang-in took the free kick from the right side and scored sharply. It was accurately delivered to Hernández, who was in a far position, and the subsequent header shot hit the goalkeeper's hand. Colo Muani, who was at the gate, lightly pushed it in.

Can Lee Kang-in start as a starter against Dortmund and help the team advance to the round of 16?

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