In the second round of the Spanish Copa del Rey, which ended early this morning, Wu Lei finally broke his nearly year-long goal drought and helped the team win 2-1.
Espanyol are playing Against West Liga side Cristo Athletic in this round. Espanyol conceded a goal in the 6th minute and trailed 0-1.
Espanyol equalised at the start of the second half. Mo Long crossed from the left, Wu Lei plugged in at the back of the high speed, preemptively before the opponent defender, and hit the ball in! Wu Lei's goal also broke his 342-day club ball drought.
In the 86th minute, Gomez swept a shot inside the penalty area and the Spaniard completed the counter-attack, 2-1! In the end, Espanyol reversed the opponent away and advanced to the third round of the Copa del Rey.
In the previously concluded La Liga, Wu Lei did not get a chance to play in the second consecutive round due to a toe injury. Due to multiple reasons such as injuries and national team matches, Wu Lei has been in mediocre form this season. He played 12 times in La Liga, three of them starting, for a total of 295 minutes, with no goals and no assists. The last time Wu Lei scored for Espanyol was in the Copa del Rey in January.
In this Copa del Rey, Wu Lei seized the opportunity to finally end the goal drought at the end of 2021. Come on, Wu Lei!