South Korean Star Brings PSG To The Top Of Ligue 1 Standings

South Korean player Lee Kang-in celebrated a goal with Kylian Mbappe in the Paris Saint-Germain match against Montpellier. (Twitter @PSG_inside)

JAKARTA - Lee Kang-in, South Korean national team midfielder, successfully led Paris Saint-Germain to the top of the French Ligue 1 standings. He contributed a goal when PSG won 3-0 over Montpellier at the Parc des Princes Stadium, Paris, November 4 in the morning WIB.

Lee, undeniably, skyrocketed with PSG. Just joined the Ligue 1 giant, Lee, who is 22 years old, immediately became the team pillar. He also set a record as the first South Korean player to play at PSG.

At a young age, Lee was able to compete in a star-studded team. Moreover, previously, he also scored in the Champions League match when PSG won 3-0 over AC Milan.

That success made South Korean national team coach Jurgen Klismann advise Lee to remain humble. The former German national team player and coach did not want Lee to become a Javanese.

And he again proved PSG was not in vain spending 22 million euros when he signed it from Mallorca at the start of the competition season.

This is a transfer that is very profitable for Mallorca. Because the Spanish La Liga club gets Lee for free after his contract in Valencia expires in 2021.

In the match against Montpellier, Lee immediately kicked off and broke the deadlock in the duo Kylian Mbappe and Randal Kolo Muani who had difficulty dealing with scoring goals.

He broke into the opponent's goal after welcoming a short cross from Achraf Hakimi when the game had only been running for 10 minutes.

Only after that goal, PSG failed to increase the lead. The 1-0 score for Les Parisiens lasted until the end of the first half.

In the second half, Montpellier tried to open up to catch up on goal. But their efforts were fruitless.

On the other hand, PSG can increase the advantage. Warren Zare-Emery's young player successfully changed the score to 2-0 in 58 minutes.

The goal was created by this 17-year-old player after welcoming a heel pass from Ousmane Dembele which was continued with a hard kick against Montpellier.

Furthermore, Vitinha who entered to replace Lee confirmed the host's victory.

Hakimi, who played a role in the goal process again. He provided a pass to Vitinha who fired hard into the opponent's corner in the 66th minute.

PSG actually still added goals during injury time. However, the referee disallowed the goal because it was offside. Luis Enrique's team also closed the match with a 3-0 advantage.

Victory over Montpellier brought PSG to the top of the standings with 24 points. Two points ahead of Nice which dropped to second place.

However, Nice will return to the top position if they manage to beat Marseille, Sunday, November 5 in the morning WIB.

Meanwhile, Montpellier, who have point 11, remains in 12th place. Their points are the same as Toulouse, Le Havre, and Strasbourg.

But Montpellier had the best goal difference between them. It's just that if they win the game, then the teams will certainly shift Montpellier.