Hello fans, our "Dream Europa" met with you again this Tuesday. Last week in the European arena, another new record was set by South Korean players. That's the record for the most goals scored by a striker combination in Premier League history! The "SK duo" of Son Heung-min and Kane wrote a new Record in the Premier League. In the Bundesliga, due to the infection with the new crown, Li Dongjun's Bundesliga consecutive appearances ended. Consecutive appearances were also ended by Kim Hyun-jae, who had to take a long break due to an injury in last week's Europa League match. I hope that the above two players can recover quickly and return to the field. Let's take a look at the performance of Korean players who played in Europe in this round:
Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur)
On the evening of February 19, UK local time, a focus battle in the 2021-22 Premier League was staged at the Emirates Stadium, after the tottenham Hotspur stadium, which had suffered consecutive defeats, challenged rival Manchester City. In this game, no one expected that a record was born. Just 4 minutes into the game, Tottenham Hotspur got the opportunity to counter-attack, Son Xingyu ran into the box with the ball, and in the case of a Manchester City defender trying to block the shot, Son Xingyu suddenly chose a cross, and Swedish center Kulusevski, who had just transferred from Juventus to Tottenham, smiled and scored his debut goal to join the Premier League.
Despite the subsequent equaliser at Manchester City Gundogan, Spurs overtook the score in the second half, and this goal was long-awaited by Tottenham fans - SK combination connection. Son passed the ball to Kane, who sent the ball into the Manchester City net and Spurs were once again in the lead.
The goal, also the 36th goal of the SK combination, tied the record for the most goals recorded by Drogba and Lampard at Chelsea that year. And the two only need one goal to enjoy the new record! Although City equalised again, Kane scored a dead end in injury time, and Spurs eventually beat City 3-2. Ending an embarrassing two-game losing streak, with an outstanding performance, the SK combination was selected for the best team in the Premier League in this round. And the legend of the SK combination will continue!
Huang Xican (Wolf)
Following the last round of the league, Huang Xican was given the opportunity to play again in this round. In the match against Leicester City, Huang Xican came on as a substitute in the 58th minute, which was also his second consecutive game after returning from injury. Although there were no goals or assists, Huang Xican's breakthrough still caused trouble for the opponent's backline, not only creating free kick opportunities, but also giving other teammates room to break the goal. Wolves eventually beat their opponents 2-1 and after two straight wins, they moved up to seventh in the table. For Huang Xican, he also needs to slowly recover to his best state.
Li Gangren (Mallorca)
Since losing his main position in the new crown infection, Li Gangren has been training hard and hopes to win the start again. On the evening of February 20, Spain local time, the 24th round of the 2021-22 La Liga season began, Mallorca challenged Real Betis away, and Li Gangren was still waiting for opportunities on the bench. At the end of the half, the team was 0-1 behind, the head coach thought of Li Gangren, after halftime, Li Gangren quickly put on the team, which is also the earliest game since the last 3 games, Li Gangren came off the bench. After coming on the pitch, Lee tried to use his pass to give the team chances, especially when he was a threat in several crosses on the flanks. Although his teammates equalized at one point, they were eventually scored another goal by their opponents and lost 1-2. Li Gangren's performance can only be decent, and maybe he will have to start from the bench in the next game.
Zheng Youying (Freiburg im Breisgau [Bundesliga])
Let's look at Zheng Youying's performance. In this round of the Bundesliga, Zheng Youying continued to play for Freiburg in the first game, and in 23 league games this season, Zheng Youying made all appearances, including 18 games in this game as the starting striker, which shows its status in the team. In the 74th minute, Zheng Youying was replaced to end the game, although there was no goal or assist data to offer, but Zheng Youying's running and several forward shots still posed a threat to the opponent. Facing the late-ranked Augsburg, the away fighter Freiburg finally beat their opponents 2-1 and moved up to sixth place in the table.
Lee Jae-seong (Mainz [Bundesliga])
Let's look at Lee's performance in the city, also in the 23rd round of the Bundesliga, Lee Zaicheng's Mainz defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3-2, and the points rose to eighth place. Li, who started as a central defender, was replaced after 69 minutes of playing in the city, and his main task in this game is to press the opponent in the front, from the perspective of the game, Li zaicheng has done a good job, suppressing the counterattack speed of the opponent's defense.
Choi Kyung-lu (Karlsruhe [Bundes b])
Let's look at the performance of South Korean player Choi Kyung-rok, in this round of the Bundesliga, his Carlsruhe away challenge to the top-ranked Holstein Kiel. Choi Kyung-rok, who started as a left winger, was aggressive in this game, especially his several forward insertions, which were still quite threatening. Although no goals were scored, Holstein kiel's backline was crumbling under the onslaught. In the 57th minute, Choi Was replaced and his teammates who came on as substitutes scored in less than eight minutes, and karlsruhe beat his opponent 2-0 to beat Kiel in the standings and rise to 8th place.
Huang Yisuke (Bordeaux [Ligue 1])
Monaco could not have imagined that their forward pace would be stopped by the "deputy squad leader" Bordeaux, if it were not for a oolong ball, Bordeaux would even have a chance to beat Monaco, and finally the 1-1 score allowed them to harvest a point. But the protagonist of this game must not be Huang Yisuke, who we complained about in the photo. In this game, Huang Yizhu, who started the game, got many shooting opportunities, but either deviated from the goal or was defused by the opponent goalkeeper, and Huang Yizhu could only add to it. This is bordeaux's first game after the change of coach, and the team's 1-1 draw with the strong opponent to get a point is already a miracle. Of course, for Huang Yizhu, he still needs to score more goals to help the team relegate. In the next round against relegation opponent Clermont, Huang Yizhu could no longer be soft on his feet.
Zheng Xiangbin (Grasshopper [Swiss Super])
This round, we witnessed a new Tai Chi warrior in the European first-class arena, he is The Suwon Samsung Blue Wing Zheng Xiangbin. After the end of the loan procedures and work permit processing, Zheng Xiangbin can finally play for the team. In last week's 22nd round of the Swiss Premier League away match against the youngsters, in the 85th minute, Zheng Xiangbin was given the opportunity to play. Although there were less than 11 minutes of performance time, Zheng Xiangbin's positive running activity still left a deep impression on the fans. After several rounds of baptism, Zheng Xiangbin will amaze the Swiss arena with an outstanding posture.
Hong Yinxiang (St. Polten [O B])
The second half of the Olympic Second Division was fully played last week. Hong Yinxiang's St. Polten defeated Levling 2-0, and in the 83rd minute of the second half, Hong Yinxiang came off the bench to make his 2022 debut. The playing time was too short, and Hong Yinxiang did not perform.
Attached: Performance of Korean players in Europe (2.18~20)