MADRID (Interstat) — Club Atlético de Madrid defeated Málaga 2-0 Tuesday in a La Liga match at Riyadh Air Metropolitano. Lee Kangin opened the scoring in the 70th minute, and Alex Baena doubled the lead in the 85th. Málaga was held without a goal.

Atlético improved to 1-0 in La Liga and across all competitions. Málaga fell to 0-1 in both. Both teams were opening their league seasons. The loss was Málaga’s first. Yellow cards were shown to Dávid Hancko in the 15th minute, Jorge Domínguez in the 37th, Puga in first-half stoppage time, Juan Cruz in the 80th and Ramón Enríquez in the 88th.

Atlético returns home to face Villarreal on Saturday, then visits Sevilla on Aug. 28. Atlético will also face Real Sociedad and Osasuna in September. Málaga hosts A Coruña on Sunday, then travels to Real Madrid on Aug. 29. Málaga is also scheduled to play Levante, Celta and Getafe in September.