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Atletico Madrid striker Lee Kang-in (25) recorded his first assist of the season with a spectacular killer pass.
On the 30th at 4:30 a.m. (Korean time), Atletico played an away match against Sevilla at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in Seville, Spain, for the third round of the 2026–2027 La Liga season and led 3-0 at the end of the first half.
Under manager Diego Simeone, Atletico deployed a 4-4-2 formation. Lee Kang-in started alongside Alex Baena as one of the two strikers up front. The second line consisted of Ademola Lookman, Morten Hjulmand, Pablo Barrios, and Julian Simeone. The back four was made up of Alex Grimaldo, David Hancko, Marc Pubill, and Marcos Llorente. Jan Oblak wore the goalkeeper gloves.
Lee Kang-in provided an assist in the fourth minute of the first half. Receiving the ball on the right flank, he drove toward the center and threaded a penetrating pass into the penalty box. Baena immediately connected with a left-footed shot that found the back of the net. With this, Lee Kang-in recorded his first assist of the league season. He ran over to Baena, his friend from Valencia youth days, embraced him, and shared in the joy of the opening goal.
Until the middle of the first half, Atletico maintained a high 65% possession rate and controlled the flow of the match.
Then, sparked by Lee Kang-in's pass, another goal for Atletico came through. In the 26th minute of the first half, near the center line, Barrios exchanged a one-two pass with Lee Kang-in before dribbling forward. He then sent a forward pass to Lookman, who struck low with his right foot from the left side of the box and shook the net.
Atletico extended their lead further by scoring a third goal in the 33rd minute of the first half. From outside the box, Baena received the ball and took a powerful shot diagonally; the ball lodged firmly into the far left corner of the goal.
Sevilla, pushed into a desperate situation, saw Miguel Sierra attempt consecutive shots late in the first half, but goalkeeper Oblak stopped them reliably. The first half ended with Atletico leading 3-0.
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