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Korean media breaks the defense! Champions League medal awards scenes are cut randomly, and Li Gangren, who is suspected of discriminating against the unspoken appearance

8:36am, 2 June 2025【Football】

On June 1, Paris Saint-Germain beat Inter Milan 5-0 at Allianz Stadium, winning the first Champions League trophy in team history, and achieving the great achievements of the four-champion title. In this game, Korean star Lee Gangren, who played for Paris Saint-Germain, was on the bench and did not make even one minute of playing time.

The Korean media "Chronichou Ilbo" reported the game, saying that although South Korean international Lee Gang-in (24 years old), who played for Paris Saint-Germain, failed to participate in the game and sat on the bench, raised the "Big Ear Cup" with a clear expression and enjoyed the joy.

This is the second time that a Korean player has won the Champions League title since the 2007-2008 season. Park Ji-sung is affiliated with Manchester United and was a champion member of the 2007-2008 season, but failed to play in the finals. Since then, Manchester United has entered the finals twice (2008-2009, 2010-2011), but both have only won the runner-up. Son Heung-min also stepped onto the Champions League final stage as a player of Tottenham Hotspur in the 2018-2019 season, but missed the trophy.

In the main competition in the second half of the season, Li Gangren, who was behind, also sat on the bench in the final that day. After the end of this season, Li Gangren is likely to transfer, so this is most likely his last game in Paris Grand Prix.

Although he failed to play, Li Gangren did not show any uncomfortable expressions at the championship celebration ceremony, but celebrated with his teammates.

Then, the Korean media changed their minds and emphasized that the "deficiency of the United States" was that when it was Li Gangren's turn at the championship medal awarding ceremony, the broadcast camera suddenly switched the picture, which can be understood as discrimination.

Some people also retorted that Li Gangren was not filmed to capture the scene where Ashraf kissed the "Big Ear Cup" when he scored that day.