A season to remember for Lee's PSG
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Kuala Lumpur
Paris Saint-Germain's Lee Kang-in has become the second Korea Republic international to win the UEFA Champions League after his side routed Italian side Inter 5-0.
The 24-year-old follows in the footsteps of Park Ji-sung, who won the 2008 trophy with Manchester United.
Korea Republic international midfielder Lee Kang-in closed his 2024-25 season by winning a historic quadruple with PSG after they claimed the Champions League, the Ligue 1 title, the French Cup and French Super Cup.
Lee, the 2019 AFC Youth Player of the Year, was on the pitch in 11 Champions League matches but was an unused substitute from the first leg of the quarter-finals onward and during the final.
The Incheon-born Lee scored six times and made six assists in 30 Ligue 1 appearances in the 2024-25 season.
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