At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 15, the second round of the Spanish Copa del Rey is about to start, and Espanyol will play away against The West B side Cristo Athletic. It's another week of doubles, with Espanyol bench players coming up with a starting start, and Wu Lei is no exception, this time to seize the opportunity to break the goal drought of the season and win trust in getting more playing time in La Liga.
Last weekend in La Liga, espanyol narrowly defeated Levante at home 4-3, once again defending the title of "home dragon", and reached 23 points, only one point behind Barca in one round of the game, while leading the relegation zone by 11 points.
After the Spaniard returned to La Liga this season, he tried his best to win at home, grabbing points away from home, not grabbing, and losing. For the Copa del Rey, espanyol does not expect good results, and according to the employment of people in recent seasons, they will give substitute players the opportunity to start.
Wu Lei has played in the Copa del Rey for 2 seasons, a total of 6 appearances, all starting, was also a substitute in the team at the time, and after returning to La Liga this season, so the second round of the Copa del Rey continued to start unexpectedly.
Since the beginning of this season, Wu Lei has made 12 appearances in La Liga, and 1 appearance in the Copa del Rey, without scoring a goal, only delivering one assist in the Copa del Rey, and his form continues to be sluggish, and he has been sitting on the bench in the last 2 rounds of La Liga. Therefore, to get more playing time, you must deliver a good performance in the Copa del Rey to win the trust of manager Moreno.
In the previous 7 Copa del Rey, Wu Lei scored 3 goals and delivered 2 assists, which was remarkable. This round of the Copa del Rey against The League B side Cristo Athletic, is also a low-level opponent, Wu Lei's last game against Spain's sixth-tier team Solares, creating an empty goal opportunity was misjudged, and a single shot was blocked by water, and there was no chance to score.
The last time Wu Lei scored for Espanyol was in early January this year, and since then, the La Liga, Copa del Rey, La Liga and other events have not been successful, which is very different from the performance of representing the national football team in the round of 12.
In this upcoming Copa del Rey, Wu Lei scored a goal to break the goal drought in all competitions this season, but also to end the 343 consecutive days of the club's goal drought, as well as to refresh the record number of goals scored by Chinese players in the Copa del Rey, scoring 3 goals.