The Copa del Rey game was a rare opportunity for Wu Lei to play, and as a result, he played average, playing 33 minutes off the bench and giving away a one-handed chance, but was wasted by his teammates. In the last moment, he had the opportunity to win on penalties, but unexpectedly, the other party "disarmed" in advance, which made Wu Lei win without a fight.
In the third round of the Copa del Rey, Espanyol away to La Liga side Ponferradina. Previously, Wu Lei had not played as a league substitute for 4 consecutive games. Perhaps considering that the opponent in this battle is stronger than the previous opponent, so the coach Moreno sent a full starting force, on the front line, De Thomas partnerEd Moron, behind Barre, Dadel, Melamede and Puado, and the back line had Vidal, Gomez and others. Wu Lei once again entered the bench.
Just 4 minutes into the first half, Pedrosa seized the opportunity to make a fantastic start for espanyol. 1 to 0
In the 68th minute, the Spaniard's long pass from the back, De Thomas burst into the box with the ball, forced a small angle to hit the goal under the interference of the opposing defender, and was saved by the opposing goalkeeper. In the 71st minute, espanyol made two consecutive substitutions, with Di Mata and 20-year-old Carreras coming off the bench to replace De Thomas and Morón respectively.
In the 86th minute, Wu Lei finally came off the bench and replaced Puado. Unexpectedly, as soon as he came out, the Spaniard conceded the ball. Yuri was brought down with the ball and forced into the penalty area, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty. Yuri himself took the shot. 1-1, the two sides returned to the same running line.
In the 112nd minute of extra time, the Spaniard crossed from the left and Wu Lei fired a long-range shot from outside the penalty area, which was blocked by the opposing defender.
In the 116th minute, the Spaniard midfielder broke the ball to instigate a counterattack, Wu Lei obliquely blocked, Carreras high-speed into the penalty area to form a one-knife opportunity, the result of the ball was too large to be confiscated by the goalkeeper, missing the opportunity to kill.
In the final penalty shootout, the home team took the penalty first and the Spaniards took the penalty later. However, the home team scored all three penalties in addition to the first penalty, and the Spaniards scored all three penalties. Due to the opponent's penalty in the fourth round, the Spaniard won early, which allowed Di Mata and Wu Lei not even to catch a penalty opportunity and win without a fight. In the end, the Spaniards won 3-1, 4-2 on aggregate to advance to the next round.
Coupled with a 2-1 league win over Valencia, Espanyol won two consecutive victories in the New Year.