Wu Lei broke through the wilderness, and the Spaniard advanced to the third round of the Copa del Rey!
In a match in the second round of this season's King's Cup in the early hours of This morning Beijing time, Chinese striker Wu Lei finally scored for Espanyol clubs once again after 342 days.
In this match, Espanyol's opponent is at home to The Liga (Spain's fourth tier) side Cristo Athletic. Wu Lei, who sat on the bench for 90 minutes in La Liga last weekend, was given a starting chance, and the last time he made the team's starting list was in the first round of the Copa del Rey.
Atlético Cristo took the lead and headed into the second half with a 1-0 lead. In fact, in the first half, Wu Lei had broken through the opponent's goal through a supplementary shot, but was judged invalid because his teammate Mo Long, who shot for the first time, was offside.
In the second half, Wu Lei equalized for espanyol. Embarba split the ball on the left side, Moron went down to the bottom and crossed the outside foot, And Wu Lei, who entered the box at high speed from the right, rushed directly to the forward point and pushed the left foot to break the goal.
It was Wu Lei's first goal at the club this season and his second goal in 2021. The last time Wu Lei scored for Espanyol was the last season, On January 6 this year. Coincidentally, that match was also the second round of the Spanish Copa del Rey, when wu Lei broke the deadlock for the team against the lower team Burgos, and finally the Spaniard won 2:0 to advance.
And Wu Lei's only assist this season also occurred in the Copa del Rey game. In the last round, the team narrowly defeated Solares 3-2, and Wu Lei crossed to help Mo Long open the record.
Just one minute after the goal, Wu Lei once again got a good chance to score, but unfortunately, the single knife ball has become his "heart knot". Receiving a direct plug from teammate Morales, Wu Lei's low right-footed shot after bursting into the box was blocked by the goalkeeper, failing to score twice to help the team achieve a score reversal.
In the 57th minute, in order to strengthen the attack and win the game, Espanyol coach Moreno replaced Wu Lei with the main striker Puado.
The Spaniards won the match 2-1 thanks to Gomez's goal in the 85th minute, advancing to the fourth round of the Copa del Rey this season.
In the 57 minutes of playing time, Wu Lei had four shots on goal, two on target, one goal and one pass. So far this season, Wu Lei has made a total of 14 appearances for Espanyol in league and cup matches: 12 league appearances and 3 starts, without goals and assists; copa del Rey has started all two games, with one goal and one assist.
At 4 a.m. Beijing time this Saturday, Espanyol, who is no. 9 in the standings, will challenge Celta, who is 14th in La Liga. Although it is almost impossible for Wu Lei to start, he still has a promising substitute appearance after breaking his goal drought and playing in the Zhou China King's Cup, which is not too long.