Lee Kang-in's goal on his Atletico debut helped them beat Malaga in their La Liga opener

Atletico Madrid started the new season of the Spanish La Liga with a victory. In the match of the first round, Diego Simeone's team beat Malaga 2:0 at home. The first half ended with no goals scored. Atlético controlled more of the game and created chances in front of Alfonso Herrero's goal, but the Málaga goalkeeper made several saves for his team. Rodrigo Mendoza had the most dangerous moment for the hosts, but his shot from a distance did not become a problem for the goalkeeper. After the break, Diego Simeone made several substitutions, including Lee Kang-in and Alex Baena. They later became the protagonists of the meeting. In the 70th minute, Lee Kang-in opened the scoring. The midfielder received a pass from David Hantzk and powerfully struck with his left foot from outside the penalty area, sending the ball into the upper corner of the goal. This goal was special for the Korean - he scored in his debut match for Atletico Madrid. Malaga tried to fight back, but Atlético confidently controlled the situation. In the 75th minute, David Ganzko also hit the crossbar after Alex Baena served from a corner. The hosts put an end to the match in the 85th minute. Alex Baena earned a free kick and fulfilled the standard himself, brilliantly punching his right foot into the upper left corner — 2:0. Malaga could have reduced the deficit in stoppage time, but Jan Oblak saved David Larrubia's shot. At the final whistle, Atletico Madrid won 2-0. Atletico Madrid - Malaga 2:0 Goals: Lee, 70, Baena, 85 Atletico Madrid: Oblak — Dominguez (Llorente, 46), Le Norman, Ganzko, Martin (Baena, 57) — Martin (Baena, 57), Koke (Julmann, 78), Barrios, Mendoza (Lee, 57) — Ortiz (Simeone, 57), Lukman Malaga: Herrero - Puga (Salinas, 72), Recio, Galilea (Enriquez, 81), Garrido - Larrubia, Lorenzo (Jauregui, 81), Merino, Muñoz (Cruz, 67) - Chupe, Dotor (Rodriguez, 67) Warnings: Hanzko, Dominguez - Puga, Henriques