On December 15, in a Copa del Rey match in the early hours of this morning, Espanyol won 2-1 away to Atlético Kristu, and Wu Lei contributed an equaliser to the team, ending the club's 342-day goal drought, but his ball shortage in the league continued.
Atlético Kristo is a fourth-tier team in Spain, below espanyol. However, Kristu Athletic clearly did not want to disarm easily. In the 6th minute of the match, Alver Suardo jumped high in front of the point to head the goal, and Kristu Athletic went down first, which put a lot of pressure on the Spaniard. In the first half, the Spaniard made several unsuccessful attempts on goal.
Yi Bian fought again, and Wu Lei, who started the battle first, equalized for espanyol in the 46th minute. Embarba instigated and tucked the ball diagonally to Morón, Wu Lei received a pass in front of the goal and shot through the goal, espanyol 1:1 Kristu Athletic.
In the 86th minute, Serch-Gomez swept a right-footed shot inside the penalty area and the ball went straight into the net, giving Espanyol a 2-1 away win.
Although the opponent was eventually eliminated, Espanyol manager Moreno did not seem to be satisfied with the performance of the team: "We lacked the power to score goals, so it was in the first half, and it was even more so in the second half. Because we would have had the chance to score more goals, if the team had scored, the opponent would not have been so organized and defended so tightly. At first we had a hard time even getting the ball, and then although we had obvious chances to score, the team just couldn't take it. ”
"Today's game was more difficult than the last round, which we felt pressure at the last minute. Today we made a mistake at the start and conceded a goal, but we created a lot of chances in attack and could have scored in the first half. ”
In this campaign, Wu Lei, who started the battle, played a total of 58 minutes, scoring 1 goal with 2 shots, missing 1 single knife, touching the ball 21 times, passing the ball 13 times, and succeeding 12 times. In addition, his 5 confrontations ended in failure and he lost 3 balls.
After scoring, Wu Lei finally broke the 342-day goal drought. Wu Lei's last goal was also in the Copa del Rey event, dating back to January 6 this year. At the same time, Wu Lei's 549-day ball drought in La Liga is still continuing.
The last time Wu Lei scored in the league was on June 13, 2020, in Espanyol's match against Alaves. In addition, Wu Lei has not played in two consecutive games. Currently, he has only 293 minutes of league appearances this season. After breaking the ball drought in the Copa del Rey, Wu Lei also needed to prove himself in a more competitive league.
This match is Wu Lei's 113th game for Spain, and he has scored 15 goals for Espanyol, including 7 goals in La Liga, 2 goals in La Liga, 4 goals in the Copa del Rey, 1 goal in the Europa League and 1 goal in the Europa League qualification.
(Source: Qilu Evening News Some pictures are not the original content)