At 23:15 Beijing time on December 31, the 19th round of La Liga, Valencia sat at home against Espanyol. In the first half, Hugo Douro's header hit the upright, Aldrette took the lead in the second half, De Thomas equalised on a penalty, Puado completed the kill and espanyol won 2-1. Unfortunately, Wu Lei did not make a debut for 4 consecutive rounds, and his La Liga goal drought lasted until 567 days, and Chinese fans waited for nothing.
Just nine minutes into the opening, Eder Costa's cross from the right was met by a Douro header from the edge of the box that hit the post and the Spaniard escaped.
In the 23rd minute, Daniel Vos fired a long-range shot from outside the penalty area that went straight into the stands. Just before half-time, De Thomas fired a shot inside the penalty area and the ball hit Thierry Correa out of bounds, and the referee signaled that it was not a penalty. In the first half, the two teams exchanged white rolls.
At the beginning of the second half, the Spaniards almost broke the deadlock with lightning, but unfortunately the envelopment inside the de Thomas penalty area was high again.
In the 51st minute, Valencia won a corner kick, Eder Costa crossed and Aldrette jumped high to smash the ball into the net, 1-0!
Aldreite joined Valencia on loan last July and has scored two goals in La Liga this season, and like Barca centre-back Araujo, is an out-and-out knife defender in La Liga.
Trailing by one goal, espanyol made five consecutive substitutions, Puado, Oscar Hill, Di Mata, Carreras and Morales came on, and Wu Lei did not have the opportunity to play.
The Spaniard's adjustment was immediate, and in the 82nd minute the youngster Carreras was pushed into the box and was shoveled to the ground by Douro, and the referee not only awarded a penalty, but also was sent off for the second yellow card.
In the 83rd minute, De Thomas hit a shot and the Spaniard equalized. So far this season, De Thomas has scored 9 goals in La Liga and tied for 4th in the top scorers list!
In the 88th minute, Kareiras made another threat, and the right side cross assisted Puado's header and completed the next city! In the end, espanyol beat Valencia 2-1.
The 2-1 comeback put an end to Valencia's three-game winning streak and broke the embarrassment of 18 consecutive La Liga away wins across the season.
The 2-1 tie also brought Espanyol to an end to 12 consecutive away wins over Valencia, with the last defeat at the Mestalla Stadium dating back to 2007. In other words, the Spaniards broke the 15-year-long curse of invincibility.
However, all this has little to do with Wu Lei, who sat on the bench for 90 minutes in this game, did not get even 1 second of playing time, and did not have the opportunity to play for 4 consecutive rounds.
Throughout 2021, Wu Lei played 32 games for Espanyol, of which La Liga and La Liga combined for a total of 28 games, the number of league goals is an embarrassing 0, and the number of assists is also 0!
Wu Lei's La Liga goal drought lasted 567 days, and the last time he scored in La Liga was on June 13, 2020, when his opponent was Alaves.