At 4am on 18 December, the 18th round of La Liga, Espanyol will take on Celta away. Manager Moreno wants the team to pull away from the road.
According to the news of the "As", Wu Lei will be on standby on the bench. De Matos, who is resting in the Weekly China Kings Cup, will return to the starting line-up. Wu Lei made his debut in the Copa del Rey in midweek, scoring one goal in the game and finally breaking his goal drought, which was also Wu Lei's first goal of the season.
However, the Spanish media said that Wu Lei still has more mistakes in possession, and his state has not yet adjusted to the best. However, after Wu Lei opened the goal account, from the perspective of personal confidence, it will definitely be better. In the Copa del Rey in midweek, Wu Lei played only 58 minutes, and in the match against Celta, Wu Lei was expected to play as a substitute.
Wu Lei has not been able to play in his previous two La Liga games, which is not a very common thing for him. Coach Moreno said he hoped the goal would make Wu Lei more confident. Therefore, facing the Celta game, Wu Lei may get the opportunity to come off the bench.
Espanyol's attacking line, centre-forward De Thomas, right winger Embarba, left winger Puado, in the front-back position is Duddell. Wu Lei had a chance to replace Embarba in the second half. Embarba hasn't been in particularly good form this season either, making 18 appearances this season with two assists without scoring. So from the technical statistics, Wu Lei is able to compete with Embarba.