'Lee Kang-in's first goal pass' Atletico loses 1-2 to Barça

National soccer player Lee Kang-in (Atletico Madrid) contributed to scoring the first goal against Barcelona, ​​but the team was unable to maintain the lead and suffered a come-from-behind defeat, putting an end to their winning streak.

Atlético allowed multiple goals to Fermin Lopes and lost 1-2 to Barcelona in the 2026-2027 Spanish La Liga 12th round home game held at Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain on the 9th (Korean time).

Barcelona maintained the lead with 33 points with 11 wins and 1 loss.

On the other hand, Atlético, who had recently enjoyed a 7-game winning streak, could have regained the lead if they had won that day, but with 9 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses, they remained at 28 points and fell to 3rd place after Real Madrid (30 points).

On this day, Lee Kang-in started as the front two with Julian Alvarez in a 4-4-2 formation and played for 60 minutes. He recorded one shot, but did not increase his attack points.

Lee Kang-in played in 14 of Atletico's 15 official games this season. In La Liga, he has played in all 12 games (10 starts), scoring 2 goals and 1 assist.

Atlético suffered disappointment once in the 6th minute of the first half when Marc Pouville's header hit, and Barcelona suffered disappointment a minute later when Pedri's left-footed shot hit the crossbar.

It was Atletico who broke the balance in the 10th minute of the first half.

Lee Kang-in's sensational change of direction pass became the starting point for the first goal. Lee Kang-in, who caught the ball on the right side of the opponent's half, passed it with a left-footed out-front kick to Alvarez, who was penetrating the other side. Alvarez followed this up with a low and quick stab in front of the goal from the left inside the penalty area, and Juliano Simeone rushed in and kicked with his right foot.

In the 24th minute of the first half, Lee Kang-in received a pass from Alex Baena and attempted a left-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it headed directly toward the goalkeeper.

The game returned to square one in the 45th minute of the first half.

The first half ended with Barcelona's Pedri shaking up the defense with his individual skills and then sending the ball in front of the goal, hitting the defense, and Lopes scored the equalizer with a non-stop left-footed shot to make it 1-1.

Lee Kang-in played until the 15th minute of the second half and was replaced by Alexander Sørlot.

Afterwards, Barcelona succeeded in a comeback in the 21st minute of the second half.

Ramin Yamal stabbed the ball from the right side of the penalty area to the right side of the goal area, and Lopez turned the game around by hitting the ball into the goal with a right-footed non-stop shot.

Atletico tried their best to make up for it, but were unable to open Barcelona's goal anymore and bowed out at home.

Atlético suffered two consecutive official losses following the home game (0-2 loss) of the 4th leg of the UEFA Champions League league phase against Bayern Munich (Germany) on the 4th.