‘s ‘monkey racism’ sinks Valencia, especially with the local media reacting favorably to Lee’s performance.
Mallorca won 1-0 in the 36th round of the 2022-2023 Spanish Primera Liga at the Estadio Vidit Mallorca on Sept. 26 (KST).
Mallorca moved away from the relegation zone with 49 points from 13 wins, eight draws and 14 losses. Valencia, on the other hand, has 11 wins, seven draws, 18 losses, and 40 points. Only two points separate 18th-place Real Valladolid from the relegation zone.
With one more game to play, Mallorca has closed the gap on seventh-placed Athletic Bilbao (50 points) to three points, keeping its chances of qualifying for the UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL) alive. After the match, Lee was named the official La Liga Man of the Match (MOM).
Lee started and assisted the winning goal, giving him five assists in La Liga.
Lee started and played 83 minutes to secure the win. He shared the goal with Mourinho, with whom he has been in great form this season. Mallorca took the lead in the 20th minute when Da Costa’s pass found Lee again, this time from the left. Mourinho headed the ball home to make it 1-0.
Lee finished with one assist in 83 minutes of action. According to Sofascore, Lee made three key passes and one big chance. He did not have a shot on goal, but completed all four of his dribbles. Lee is the top dribbler in Europe this season, with a 100% dribbling success rate.
Ahead of the match against Valencia, Datafoot released a ranking of the top 10 dribbling players in Europe based on records from soccer statistics company OPTA on March 23.
Lee was ranked sixth among all European players. His total number of successful triples was 82. His success rate was 2.8 triples per game, a success rate of 67%.
In particular, Lee had the highest success rate among the top 10 players, so it’s no exaggeration to say that Lee is the best player in Europe based on success rate alone.
In terms of total number of dribbles, Vinicius Junior (107, Real Madrid) and Lionel Messi (99, PSG) form an unbreakable top tier.
Jude Bellingham (86, Borussia Dortmund), Jeremy Dockoo (85, Stade Rennes), Jeremy Frimpong (85, Bayer Leverkusen), Lee Kang-In, Samuel Chukwueze (80, Villarreal), Jamal Musial (76, Bayern Munich), Xherdan Shaqiri (75, Olympique Lyonnais) and Nico Williams (75, Athletic Bilbao) followed.
“Lee is a talent that Mallorca will undoubtedly find difficult to keep,” said Marca, “He is attracting interest from big clubs and everything indicates that he will leave Mallorca in the summer.”
“The data that he has achieved proves why he is a different kind of player at Mallorca, and at just 22 years old, he is ready for bigger challenges.”
The transfer window hasn’t even opened yet, but there has been no shortage of interest and speculation about Lee. Since the winter transfer window opened in January, Lee has attracted interest from Atletico Madrid and Aston Villa.
It was also reported that Tottenham, where senior national team member Son Heung-min plays, is also considering signing Lee.
In particular, Lee was at his best against Valencia, a team that has been plagued by racism.
In the second half of the match between Real Madrid and Valencia at Valencia’s home Mestalla Stadium on April 22, Valencia fans chanted “monkey” at Vinicius, leading to a clash.
To add insult to injury, Vinicius was sent off in the final minutes of the game for his part in a scuffle with Valencia players.
“This is not the first time, not the second time, not the third time. Racism has become normalized in La Liga,” he wrote on his official channel.
Spanish police arrested three people for making racist comments in the stadium that day, and four others in Madrid in January for hanging a doll wearing a shirt with Vinicius’ name on it from a bridge railing in the city. 토토사이트
The Spanish Football Federation has suspended Valencia for five games and fined the club 45,000 euros ($64 million) for racist behavior in some of its stands.
Notably, Valencia is Lee Kang-in’s hometown team. Lee grew up in the Valencia youth team, but left the club after failing to fulfill his dreams.
After the game, Eldesmarque said, “The former Valencia man was enough to sink a lazy Valencia side. His fantastic assist led to Mourinho’s goal. Lee started the game as a wing-back, but Aguirre adjusted his position. Aguirre’s decision changed the game, and after that, Valencia’s future looked bleak.