Atletico Madrid earned its first victory of the UEFA Champions League season with a 2-0 win over Manchester United.
Atletico beat United at Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid on Tuesday in its second league-phase match of the 2026-27 Champions League.
After losing 2-1 to Liverpool in its opener, Atletico picked up its first win of the competition.
South Korea international Lee Kang-in started as one of two forwards in a 4-4-2 formation and played until the 61st minute. Although he did not attempt a shot, Lee contributed to the opening goal with an incisive forward pass that started the attacking move.
Atletico scored less than a minute after kickoff.
Just 41 seconds into the match, Lee spotted space behind the United defense and delivered a precise left-footed pass from near the halfway line to Alex Baena.
Baena raced onto the ball, entered the left side of the penalty area and passed across to Pablo Barrios, who was arriving from the opposite side.
Barrios fired a right-footed shot from the right side of the box that took a deflection off a defender and went into the net after 50 seconds.
Atletico appeared to have doubled its lead in the 43rd minute through Johnny Cardoso, but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review detected a handball by a teammate in the buildup.
Atletico led 1-0 at halftime and nearly added another in the 54th minute when Julian Alvarez's left-footed volley struck the left post.
Lee was replaced by Jonathan David in the 61st minute. He received a 6.7 rating from SofaScore.
Atletico gained a numerical advantage in the 74th minute when United center back Leny Yoro was sent off for a foul while trying to stop a counterattack.
Five minutes later, David’s left-footed shot was saved, but Ademola Lookman converted the rebound from close range to complete the 2-0 victory.
In another match, Bayern Munich drew 3-3 away to Norwegian club Viking FK after Michael Olise was sent off.
South Korea center back Kim Min-jae played the full match and recorded five defensive contributions, but Bayern conceded three goals amid an unsettled defensive performance. Kim received a 6.2 SofaScore rating.
Bayern fell behind to a header after two minutes and conceded again in the 38th to trail 2-0 at halftime.
Harry Kane pulled one back from the penalty spot in the 54th minute and equalized six minutes later.
Luis Diaz then scored in the 71st minute to put Bayern ahead 3-2.
However, Olise was booked in the 73rd minute and then received a second yellow card for unnecessarily throwing the ball toward an opponent's face.
Viking equalized in the 90th minute to secure a 3-3 draw.
Elsewhere, South Korea defender Lee Han-beom came off the bench as Club Brugge beat Inter Milan 4-3 away from home to earn its first win of the league phase after losing 3-2 to Aston Villa in its opener.
Lee entered in the 61st minute with the score tied 1-1.
Nicolo Tresoldi, who had opened the scoring with a 30th-minute penalty, completed his hat trick in the 74th minute to put Brugge ahead 3-2.
Romeo Vermant extended the lead to 4-2 in the 87th minute.
Inter pulled one back in the 90th minute, but Brugge held on for the victory.
Lee received a 6.1 rating from SofaScore.
(This article was produced with the assistance of AI. — Ed.)