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“If I have the chance to play, I will meet a lot on Khalid Koulibaly. He is a world-class defender. It has to be difficult.” Hard “, however, does not mean” impossible “. I think the more tougher the opponent is for the team, the more likely he will see the way.” Park in-Hyuk (29, Gwangju FC) was full of trust and trust in his team members.

Gwangju meets Al Hilal (Saudi) in the quarterfinals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League Elite (ACLE) 2024-25 season at 1:30 a.m. on April 26 (Korea Standard Time) in Jeddah King King Abdullah Sport City, Saudi Arabia.

Gwangju is far behind Al Hilal in the objective force.

*Gwangju FC Stürmer Park In-Hyuk. Photo = Reporter Lee Geun-Sea Sea*

Aleksandar Mitrovic, a striker of the English Premier League who plays for Al Hilal. 사진 = AFPBBNEWS = News1

Khalid Koulibaly, a central defender, who have to penetrate the Gwangju FC striker. Koulibaly went through SSC Napoli and Chelsea. 사진 = AFPBBNEWS = News1

Al Hilal is a team that won 19 Saudi Professional League title (most) and four ACL titles (the predecessor of ACLE).

Al Hilals also has “superstars” like striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, who scored double -digit points in the English Premier League (EPL). (Italy) ahead of Kim Min-Jae and Yasin Bunu, the best goalkeeper for the 2022-Qatar World Championship.

However, Gwangju has overcome the inferiority of its objective power in his first trunk. In the 16th round of Acle it won a big victory over Vissel Kobe, who won his second J1 League title in Japan. Gwangju lost 0: 2 in the first round of the 16th round and reached the quarter-finals with a 3-0 win in the second round at home.

“Mk Sports” spoke to Park In-Hyuk about this, who wants to leave Saudi Arabia on the 20th.

Gwangju FC Stürmer Park In-Hyuk. Photo = Reporter Lee Geun-Sea Sea

Q. Dealing with Al Hilal.

“I am excited. We won the away game against FC Seoul on Wednesday and it is very good in a good mood. Saudi Arabia will also be able to continue this trend.

Q. Director Lee Jung-Hyo became emotional in a radio interview after the SEoul war.

I saw it on video. I had no chance of playing against Seoul, but I felt that it was a game in which the players released everything. Even on the bench, the despair of the players was striking. That is the case with the Gwangju team. It is a team that pours everything out of the training area. I do my best every day to show my fans a better football. I sympathized a lot with the director’s emotional emotion.

Question: What did you talk to the players after the game against Seoul?

They only exchanged words in which they had “made” each other. Al-Hilal will probably go to Saudi Arabia to speak. We prepared ourselves for the game against Seoul until 19. I couldn’t afford to think about something else because I put all my energy in it. Since he won the match against Seoul, Al Hilal has also been in an atmosphere of “Let’s Make good”.

Khalid Koulibaly, defended Al-Nasr striker Cristiano Ronaldo (right). 사진 = AFPBBNEWS = News1

Q. Al Hilal has many players who have experienced European big leagues.

As coach Lee Jung-Hyo said, I think it is a match between the team and the individual. We are ahead of us in terms of organizational power. No matter in which team we look forward to, we see each other as a “a team”. If we combine more, I think that there will be a chance in Saudi Arabia.

Question: Did you write a “big reversal drama” in the game against Kobe in the game against Kobe in the round of 16 Acle? The experience at this time seems to be of great help.

We made a big turn. I have the feeling that we got closer to the Kobe match. It has become coherent. Does not start from 0: 0. And it is a single round. I think we have the advantage.

Question: If you play, you have to break KoLibaly who was the leading defense lawyer before Kim Min-Jae joined.

If I have the chance to play, I will meet a lot on Koulibaly. He is a world-class defender. It has to be difficult. “Hard” does not mean “impossible”. I think the more difficult the opponent is, the sooner he will be more committed to the team, the more likely he will see the way.

Park in-Hyuk (picture on the right) is looking forward to the goal. Photo = Korean professional football association

Question: Isn’t it a new season to start in Gwangju? What do you feel the most after you came to Gwangju?

Gwangju was an attractive football team, even when he was in another team. It is a team that is good in football. After he came to Gwangju, everything moves as a team. I have the feeling that it is a very well done team. I try to melt into the team. I will play every role to win.

F. players say: “Trainer Lee Jung-Hyo is different.” What do you think of it personally?

It’s definitely different. The depth of tactics and strategies is remarkable. Director Lee Jung-Hyo also actively communicates. Trainer Lee Jung-Hyo always thinks about how to approach the players well. He has a great ability to communicate with the players, improve their skills and melt them into the team. There are so many things to learn.

F. coach Lee Jung-Hyo said: “I will win.”

Saudi Arabia is far away. I don’t want to go there and play a game and come back. They all feel the same way. We will come back with confidence that we can win against a team full of world-class players. We will achieve the results.

Gwangju FC Striker Park In-Hyuk (picture on the right). Photo = Korean professional football association

F. All K-League fans cheer Gwangju in the Acle this season.

Thank you very much to all fans. I understand that the season on 26th (Saturday) is 1:30 a.m. It’s late, but I would like to ask for a lot of support. We will show you a good football so that you can only regret it late at night to see football.

Khalid Koulibaly, who defends RT Hard Forward Karim Benzema (left left). 사진 = AFPBBNEWS = News1

(Young Jongdo = Lee Gunsee, Mk Sports Reporter)