Wu Lei finally broke the door! In a Copa del Rey match that ended in the early hours of this morning, the Spaniard reversed Atlético Cristo 2-1 and advanced to the next round. In this game, Wu Lei scored 7 points, equaling this season's scoring record, and was still criticized by the Western media after the game, emphasizing that the single knife ball handling continued to make mistakes.
For Wu Lei, this is his third personal participation in the Spanish Copa del Rey, the previous 2 appearances 7 times, all started, a total of 3 goals and 2 assists, all of which are setting a record for Chinese players in the Copa del Rey tournament.
Since returning to La Liga with the team this season, Wu Lei has gradually become a substitute for the team, including the last 2 rounds of La Liga sitting on the bench continuously, without playing a minute, and the foreign career has once again encountered a bottleneck. Now that the King's Cup has the opportunity to start, it is a great opportunity for Wu Lei to prove himself and improve his self-confidence.
In the first round of the Copa del Rey against Solares, Wu Lei only delivered one assist, multiple shots did not break the goal, and the goal drought of the new season continued. In this round of The King's Cup Christo Athletic, Wu Lei continued to start, partnering Mo Long in the front.
In the first half, the Spaniard conceded the ball early, and Wu Lei's desire to score was very strong, and he missed two good opportunities. It wasn't until the second half that Wu Lei finally scored a goal, a sweeping blast to help espanyol equalize 1-1.
This goal allowed Wu Lei to end a 342-day goal drought and the first goal in all competitions this season. It is worth mentioning that after Wu Lei's forbidden area, he breathed a long sigh of relief.
A few minutes later, Wu Lei created a single-knife ball opportunity again, but this time he still did not grasp the opportunity. Wu Lei's running position and forward insertion consciousness are world-class, and the only drawback is that it is not handled well, and it is eventually blocked by the goalkeeper who attacked, and there is no chance to open the scoring.
After this one-knife ball was wasted, Wu Lei was quickly replaced by coach Moreno. After the match, Sofascore gave Wu Lei a rating of 7 points, ranking fourth in the Espanyol team, and also equaling this season's scoring record, and also scored 7 points in the last round of the Copa del Rey.
In addition, the Spanish media "As" in the first time after the game to the Spaniard players to comment, for Wu Lei, the Western media believes that in the opening 15 minutes, Wu Lei completed 2 shots without success, until the second half began 20 seconds to break the goal. In addition, the Western media also emphasized that Wu Lei continued to make many technical mistakes, especially in the aspect of single knife ball.