'Korea-Japan match' in the round of 16 of the Champions League
PSG - Sociedad face to face
The first round in Paris next February
Post the contents of the match on social media
The "mini-Japanese match" of friendship has been held in the UEFA Champions League, the "War of the Stars." Korean national team Lee Kang-in Paris Saint-Germain will face off with Japanese national team and "best friend" Takefusa Kubo Real Sociedad in the round of 16.
Paris Saint-Germain France and Real Sociedad Spain will face off as a result of the draw for the round of 16 teams at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Tuesday night Korea time. Paris Saint-Germain ranked second with two wins, two draws and two losses in Group F, while Real Sociedad ranked first with three wins and three draws in Group D. The first match will be held in Paris on Feb. 15 next year, and the second match will be held in San Sebastian, Spain, on March 6 next year.
What attracts the most attention in the match between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Sociedad is the clash between Lee Kang-in, who was born in 2001, and Gubo. Lee Kang-in first met as an opposing team when he was a youth player in Valencia and Gubo in Barcelona Spain, and they developed a friendship by sharing a meal together in Mallorca Spain between 2021 and 2022. The two are in the same position as midfielders. Lee Kang-in and Gubo, who are "following each other" on social media, are known to constantly exchange messages of support. After posting a post on social media right after the draw for the round of 16 matches in the Champions League, Gubo tagged Lee Kang-in's ID, and Lee Kang-in also responded on social media.
Kim Min-jae's Bayern Munich Germany will face Lazio Italy in the round of 16. Bayern Munich passed the Group A with five wins, one draw and no loss. Lazio are in second place in Group E with three wins, one draw and two losses. Notably, Kim led SSC Napoli Italy to the Serie A title last season, when Lazio finished second behind Napoli. Defending champion Manchester City England will compete with Copenhagen Denmark for the quarterfinals, while Spain's Primera Liga champion Barcelona will face Napoli, the winner of Serie A. 스포츠토토
Meanwhile, Hong Hyun-suk's Hent Belgium will compete with Maccabi Haifa Israel to advance to the round of 16 in the playoffs of the Europa Conference League, the third part of the UEFA club competition.