On January 5, Beijing time, the third round of the Copa del Rey, Espanyol played against La Liga side Ponferradina. In the end, Espanyol narrowly won the penalty shootout, the total score was 4-2 to advance, and Wu Lei did not get the opportunity to take the penalty in the penalty shootout.
Pomferradina are currently fifth in La Liga and belong to the semi-strong squad in La Liga, while Espanyol are 11th in La Liga and relegated without worry. In this duel, the pressure on both sides is actually not much. Of course, the focus of this game is still Wu Lei, because the Copa del Rey is the place where Wu Lei showed himself this season, and the only goal was achieved in the Copa del Rey.
In this meeting, espanyol had a fantastic start in the 4th minute, and Pedrosa followed up with a shot to complete the goal, giving Espanyol a 1-0 lead. In the 86th minute, Wu Lei was given a chance to play as a substitute. I saw that I was going to win with the team. In the 88th minute, the Spaniard suffered a critical blow, Yuri made a successful point, he personally took the equaliser, and the two sides came to a 1-1 draw.
The game then went into extra time, and in extra time, espanyol played very actively, and Wu Lei also began to get opportunities, and a shot was blocked by the opposing defender. In the 116th minute, Wu Lei sent a pass, and Carreras missed a good opportunity by stopping the ball.
Entering the penalty shootout, Espanyol goalkeeper Diego López pounced on the opponent's penalty, and Ponferradina also conceded a goal, and then missed three consecutive home penalties. The Spaniards made all three free throws, and in the end, the Spaniards advanced 4-2 on aggregate.
In this campaign, Wu Lei completed 1 shot on goal, 2 key balls, 9 passes and 8 successful passes, and did not play in the penalty shootout, and finally scored 6.9 points.