Man City beat Atletico Madrid to foil Lee Kang-in's debut in Seoul

On August 9, Manchester City delivered a 3-1 preseason victory over Atletico Madrid in Seoul, thwarting young South Korean forward Lee Kang-in's Atletico debut in front of 50,000 spectators. Despite Atleti making nine substitutions in the 63rd minute to replace Rodrigo Mendoza with Lee, the Spaniard's efforts were ultimately insufficient.

During the match, Man City dominated early with their high pressing, which created turnovers in the attacking zone. Brazilian right winger Savinho had a couple of promising opportunities, including a left-footed shot from the right side of the box that goalkeeper Jan Oblak thwarted. Atleti took the lead in the 43rd minute when Morten Hjulmand, after receiving a corner kick, delivered a ball to Dominguez, the youngest Atleti starter at 16, who scored in the bottom right corner.

Manchester City responded with an equalizer just seconds later. Antione Semenyo managed to escape a challenge and cross the ball to Marmoush, who then beat defender Dani Martinez to score. Just two minutes later, Semenyo scored again, setting up Marmoush for the go-ahead goal. Lee Kang-in made his substitution at the 63rd minute, but his attempts to equalize failed, and Atleti missed a few crucial chances in the final minutes.