At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 15, Wu Lei's Espanyol team will challenge Christo Athletic in the second round of the Copa del Rey. This game is very important for Wu Lei. Because the opponent is a 3rd class team and the strength is limited, the Spaniard did not send the full main force this game, and the number one star De Thomas was also absent again. Considering that Wu Lei did not play in the league and was in the best physical condition, he could basically lock in a starting place in this game.
In La Liga last weekend, espanyol experienced a vicious battle, 4-3 clevante, in which De Thomas and Dadel scored one goal each, and Wu Lei's main rival Puado scored twice. Despite winning, the Spaniards also paid too much physically. Considering that they still have to play Away to Celta at the weekend, the Spaniards decided to take a break from the three main players. In the official squad announced by espanyol, the main striker De Thomas, the main defender Pedrosa and the main goalkeeper Diego López were collectively absent.
De Thomas's absence is undoubtedly a big loss for the Spaniard's attacking power. This season, De Thomas has taken on the responsibility of defending the team, contributing eight goals and two assists so far in the season. Of the strikers other than him, only Puado scored in the league, and the latter only scored his first goal in the last game.
Considering that Puado's midweek starting consumption is too large, the away game against Christo, coach Moreno is likely not to arrange the former to start, it is more likely to let the substitute players play to find the state, it is likely to refer to the first round of the Copa del Rey game, let Morón partner Wu Lei start.
In the first round of the Copa del Rey against Solares, Morón scored a hat-trick to help the team beat his opponent 3-2 to advance, and Wu Lei also contributed an assist in this game. Regrettably, Wu Lei missed a single knife again in this game. However, in the match against Christo, Wu Lei is expected to make up for the regret of not scoring a goal and once again impact the first goal of the season.
It has to be mentioned that the last time Wu Lei scored for the team was back to the match against Burgos on January 7 this year, also in the Copa del Rey. It's been as many as 341 days now. Therefore, Wu Lei needs to avoid two embarrassing records in this campaign: 0 goals so far in the season and a goal drought of 342 days. We'll see.