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Lee Kang-in (25) led Atletico Madrid to victory with his first league assist.
On the 30th at 4:30 a.m. (Korean time), Atletico secured a 3-1 away win against Sevilla in Round 3 of the 2026–2027 La Liga season at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in Seville, Spain.
With this result, Atletico moved to the top of the table with two wins and one draw (seven points). Sevilla, suffering their first loss of the season, sits fifth with two wins and one defeat (six points).
Under head coach Diego Simeone, Atletico deployed a 4-4-2 formation. Lee Kang-in started alongside Alex Baena as the front duo. The midfield four consisted of Ademola Lookman, Morten Hjulmand, Pablo Barrios, and Julian Simeone. The backline was composed 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 area, which Baena converted with a left-footed shot to find the back of the net. This marked Lee Kang-in's first league assist. He ran over to Baena, his friend from youth days, embraced him, and shared in the joy of the opening goal.
Atletico dominated possession with 65% until the midway point of the first half, controlling the flow of the match.
Another Atletico goal followed, sparked by Lee Kang-in's pass. In the 26th minute, Barrios exchanged a one-two pass with Lee Kang-in near the center line, then dribbled forward and played a through ball to Lookman. Lookman finished from the left side of the box with a low right-footed shot into the net.
Atletico extended their lead to 3-0 in the 33rd minute when Baena struck powerfully from outside the box, sending the ball curling into the far left corner of the goal.
Desperate Sevilla attempted several shots through Miguel Sierra late in the first half, but goalkeeper Oblak made steady saves to keep them at bay. The first half ended with Atletico leading 3-0.
Although Atletico scored again early in the second half thanks to Lee Kang-in's pass, the goal was disallowed for offside. In the seventh minute of the second half, Lee Kang-in played a forward pass from his own left flank to Julian, who then passed to Baena before Lookman shot and hit the net, but the referee ruled it offside.
Sevilla, desperate for a goal, attempted more shots than in the first half but failed to generate many on target.
After repeatedly pressing, Sevilla finally scored in the 22nd minute of the second half when Sierra fired a non-stop shot from inside the box into the net.
Lee Kang-in was substituted off in the 28th minute for Koke, ending his match after approximately 72 minutes. While he recorded one assist, it was disappointing that, unlike his previous game where he attempted six shots, he did not take a single shot this time.
The match concluded with a 3-1 victory for Atletico.
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