In the early morning of December 15, Beijing time, the second round of the Spanish King's Cup was fully launched, and Espanyol played away against Atlético Cristo. The Spaniard relied on the joint goal of Wu Lei and Serchy Gomez to reverse the opponent 2-1 and advance to the next round.
At present, Espanyol is stable in La Liga, playing a strong team level at home, grabbing 19 points in 9 home games, and ranking 9th in the standings with 23 points in 17 rounds, and the pressure of relegation is not large.
This week's China King's Cup restarted, Espanyol opponents are La Liga B side Cristo Athletic, the first round of the King's Cup team 3-2 out of Spain's sixth division team Solares.
In terms of starting, the Spaniards sent Wu Lei, Embarba and Morón forward trident, De Thomas was absent, Puado came off the bench, while the midfield was dominated by Moranes, Merida and Melendo.
In the opening 7th minute, espanyol's free-kick defense was breached, and he fell behind 0-1. In the 8th minute, Wu Lei's header from the penalty area was high over the bar. In the 11th minute, Wu Lei scored a goal, and because Mo Long was offside, Wu Lei's goal was ruled invalid. In the 16th minute, Wu Lei pushed the ball high and missed another good opportunity.
The Spaniard did not equalize in the first half, and when he returned to the field in the second half, Wu Lei stepped forward. In the 46th minute, Moron knocked in front of the goal and Wu Lei scored with a burst of shots to help espanyol equalize 1-1.
This goal allowed Wu Lei to end a 342-day consecutive goal drought. In addition, Wu Lei broke the personal goal drought this season, breaking the record for Chinese players in the King's Cup with 4 goals, the first Chinese player to score in the King's Cup for three consecutive seasons, and the number of goals scored in his career reached 15 goals, setting 5 consecutive records.
In the 49th minute, Wu Lei had the opportunity to complete the second degree, and the front insert into the penalty area formed a single knife opportunity, but unfortunately a light push was blocked by the goalkeeper who attacked, and a good opportunity was missed. In the 58th minute, Wu Lei was replaced early, scoring a goal in the whole game, missing 1 scoring opportunity, losing 5 confrontations, and 13 passes and 12 successful passes.
It wasn't until the 86th minute that espanyol finally completed the scoreline, and Serch Gomez swept in from the penalty area to help the team achieve a 2-1 victory.
Espanyol won two consecutive rounds of the Copa del Rey, the last round was a 3-2 narrow win, now it is a 2-1 win, the promotion process is not easy.