Lee Kangin Records First La Liga Assist as Atletico Defeat Sevilla 3-1

Lee Kangin recorded his first assist in Spain's La Liga, while Atletico Madrid scored three goals against Sevilla to secure the victory.

Atletico won 3-1 in the away match against Sevilla in the third round of the 2026-2027 La Liga season, held at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in Seville, Spain, on August 30 (Korean time).

Lee Kangin started the match and assisted the opening goal by Alex Baena in the 4th minute of the first half. Grabbing the ball on the right, Lee dribbled up to the edge of the penalty box and then played a through ball into the box for Baena, who had made a run. Baena finished with a one-touch right-footed shot, finding the back of the net.

Lee Kangin is dribbling the ball during the away match against Sevilla in the 3rd round of the 2026-2027 La Liga season held on the 30th (Korean time) at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in Seville, Spain. Photo by AFP Yonhap News

Atletico extended the lead to 2-0 in the 26th minute of the first half with an additional goal by Ademola Lookman. After Lee Kangin and Pablo Barrios exchanged passes in midfield to open up space, Barrios sent a forward pass into the box to Lookman, who slotted it home to score.

In the 33rd minute of the first half, Atletico went ahead 3-0 as Baena struck again with a long-range effort.

Atletico finished the first half with a 3-0 lead.

In the 6th minute of the second half, an attack starting from Lee Kangin's forward pass led to another goal, but it was ruled out for offside. Lee slipped a through ball between two defenders from deep, Barrios received it and linked up with Baena and Lookman. Lookman finished, finding the net, but the goal was disallowed as Baena was ruled offside when he received the ball.

Atletico conceded a consolation goal to Miguel Sierra in the 21st minute of the second half but did not allow any additional goals, clinching a 3-1 victory.

Lee Kangin was substituted off for Koke in the 26th minute of the second half, bringing his match to an end. Atletico now has 2 wins and 1 draw for the season, accumulating 7 points.

Football statistics website FotMob gave Lee Kangin a rating of 8.0. Baena, who scored twice, received the highest rating of both teams with 9.1, while Marcos Llorente, Pablo Barrios, and Lookman all received high marks between 8.2 and 8.1.

On this day, Lee Kangin recorded one assist without a shot. He attempted five dribbles, successfully completing three, and posted a pass completion rate of 94%, successfully delivering 30 out of 32 total passes.

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