Atletico Madrid's Lee Kang-in broke down Manchester United's defense with a single pass, leading the team to their first UEFA Champions League win of the season.
It was a "fantastic build-up" that even won over the manager.
Hosting Manchester United at home, Atletico Madrid seized the initiative just 40 seconds into the match thanks to this single pass from Lee.
He pierced the space behind the defense with a precise left-footed kick delivered at the exact right timing, and Barrios rushed in to finish off the ball squared by Baena.
With Ademola Lookman adding a clinching goal in the 34th minute of the second half to secure their first Champions League victory of the season, manager Diego Simeone heaped praise on Lee.
[Simeone / Atletico Madrid Manager: I thought that if we could just escape their initial press, chances would open up for us. The build-up itself was truly fantastic.]
During a close match between Swansea City, featuring Asian Games gold medalist Eom Ji-sung, and Millwall in the 22nd minute of the second half, the referee stopped the match and held a discussion with the fourth official and both managers.
The stadium scoreboard displayed a message reading "Report hate speech immediately." It turned out that racist chants had been directed at Eom Ji-sung while he was warming up in the stands, prompting an immediate response.
Police secured CCTV footage and launched an investigation, while both clubs issued joint statements of condemnation.
(Video Editing: Park Gi-deok, Design: Kim Han-gil)
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