This weekend is coming, the first game to start in the 18th round of La Liga this season will be played between Espanyol and Celta, the Spaniards will play away, the game kick-off time is 4 am Beijing time on December 18, so Chinese fans need to stay up late to watch.
After returning to La Liga this season, the Spaniards returned to their previous level of la Liga and secured their mid-range position. After beating Levante 4-3 at home in the last round of the league, espanyol won 6, drew 5 and lost 6 in 17 rounds, with 23 points, ranking 9th in the table, 10 points ahead of the relegation zone, without relegation pressure.
In addition, espanyol also has the hope of storming a European seat, and in terms of strength, sixth to seventh in the standings is an opportunity, such as participating in the Europa League or the European League. Espanyol are currently two points behind Seventh-place Valencia and four points behind Sixth-placed Vallecano, and of course Espanyol have Barcelona, a city rival, in front of them.
This round of Espanyol away played against Celta, who ranked 14th in the table with 17 points, only 4 points ahead of the relegation zone, and the relegation pressure is not small.
One of the most obvious features of espanyol this season is that the home team is very strong, the away record is very poor, the first 8 away games have 3 draws and 5 losses, and they will lose against the relegated popular team Getafe.
In the early hours of this morning, the Spaniard announced the list of this round of matches against Celta in advance, led by the star De Thomas, in addition to Wu Lei. In the Copa del Rey game this week, Wu Lei scored a goal to end a 342-day consecutive club goal drought, which is a happy knot, releasing pressure, and laying the foundation for a good performance in the future.
If there are goals in the Copa del Rey, then Wu Lei has a chance to play in La Liga. The last time Wu Lei scored in La Liga was on June 13, 2020, and has not scored a goal since then, including 13 appearances since returning to La Liga this season.
Once Wu Lei breaks the goal, it will break the 522 consecutive days of goal drought in La Liga. In addition, Wu Lei will reach the milestone of 10 goals in the league in his career, after scoring seven goals in La Liga and two goals in La Liga.
The match will kick off at 4 a.m., and Chinese fans deserve to stay up late to watch and look forward to Wu Lei setting his own historical record.