Madrid, Aug. 20 -- Lee Kang-in made an immediate impact as Atletico Madrid opened its La Liga season with a 2-0 home win over Malaga in a match postponed from the opening weekend to give Atletico's World Cup players additional recovery time.
Atletico coach Diego Simeone had said Tuesday that Julian Alvarez would not feature because he was still short of match fitness after playing in the World Cup final. But the introduction of several World Cup players in the second half helped turn the game in Atletico's favor.
Neither side created many chances in the first half on Wednesday. Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak made a double save from Chupe and David Larrubia shortly before halftime, although the move was subsequently ruled offside.
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