Lee Kang-in starts up front as Atlético beat Real Madrid 2-1 in derby

📰 Lee Kang-in started both goals in his first Madrid derby as Atlético beat Real Madrid 2-1. 📌 Key points ⚽ Atlético beat Real Madrid 2-1 in the derby on 20 September. 🧢 Lee started up front and played 89 minutes. 🎯 His passes started the moves for both goals. 🟥 Dean Huijsen conceded a penalty and was sent off; Grimaldo scored it. 📈 Atlético are second on 16 points; leaders Barcelona have 21. 📝 What happened 🧢 Atlético lined up in a 4-4-2 with Lee alongside Jonathan David. It was his first Madrid derby since joining the club in July. 🎯 Early in the second half, Lee's long ball broke Madrid's press, David Hancko slipped Giuliano Simeone into the box and Huijsen brought him down. Huijsen was sent off and Alejandro Grimaldo converted the penalty. ⚽ On 59 minutes Lee played Giuliano in again, and his cross was finished by David for 2-0. Antonio Rüdiger pulled one back late on, but Atlético held on. 🗣️ There was controversy too: just before half-time Lee made a heavy challenge on Federico Valverde that was only given as a foul, and José Mourinho argued afterwards that it deserved a red card. 📊 By the numbers • Derby win 2-1 (20 September) • Lee: 89 minutes, involved in both goals • Atlético 16 points (2nd), Barcelona 21 (as of 30 September) 🔭 Why it matters The win was Atlético's third league victory in a row and lifted them above Real into second. Lee started all four league games in September and was voted the club's player of the month by fans, just two months after his arrival. The question now is whether he can become the creative heir to Antoine Griezmann.