In the early morning of January 5, Beijing time, the third round of the Spanish King's Cup began, and Wu Lei was in espanyol to challenge the La Liga team Ponferradina. In the end, the Spaniard, who was once equal to the opponent, relied on the penalty shootout to advance 4-2 and refused the occurrence of the upset.
In the previous 2 rounds of the Copa del Rey, Wu Lei got the starting opportunity and scored in 2 games. Therefore, in the early hours of the morning, many domestic fans are expecting the national football star to score the first goal in 2022. However, after the launch was announced, Wu Lei could only stand on the bench, and Moreno unexpectedly did not start the national football star.
Shortly after the match opened, the Spaniard took the lead. But in this game, La Liga side Ponferradina is clearly well prepared and has the advantage for most of the regular time. In the 70 minutes of the game, the Spaniard used up 4 substitutions early, and many domestic fans were worried that Wu Lei was likely not to play, and it was white again in the early morning.
In the 87th minute of the game, domestic fans finally waited for Wu Lei to play. However, at this point in time, fans who know the ball understand what is going on. And more embarrassing things, Wu Lei saw his teammates send points less than 10 seconds after playing, and the home team was absolutely drawn.
In this way, the Spaniards could only be dragged into extra time by their opponents. But for Wu Lei, this is good news, after all, he has more playing time. However, in extra time, Wu Lei was ignored by his opponents. In the 107th minute of extra time, the Spaniard counter-attacked, Wu Lei did not get a pass from his teammates in the case of obvious vacancies, and the away team's attack was wasted.
In the following time, Wu Lei sent a beautiful straight plug, but his teammates single-handedly went big and failed to rewrite the score. After 30 minutes of overtime, neither side changed the score, and could only decide the winner through a penalty shootout. At the crucial moment, Espanyol goalkeeper López played well, making two consecutive saves to help the team to a penalty of 3-1 and an aggregate score of 4-2 to advance.
The Spaniard's early morning game can be described as thrilling. But for Wu Lei, the difficulties he encountered were obviously more. The Spaniard did not start Wu Lei in the early morning, representing that the national football star has been reduced to a substitute role even in the cup.
Through the camera, the national football fans also saw a scene of inner discomfort in the early morning. In the penalty shootout, espanyol players lined up, everyone side by side, hand in hand, except for Wu Lei, who was on the far side. From this scene, it can be seen that Wu Lei and his teammates are more or less incompatible, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the national football star may even be isolated by his teammates, which can also be speculated from multiple pictures of the game.
Wu Lei's difficulties in staying in Yang are far higher than the fans imagine, and the only thing we can do is to continue to support him.