At home against relegation zone side Elche, Espanyol once again habitually played lightly, conceding two goals in less than 15 minutes of the opening and two goals in nine minutes, a nightmare start. It is worth mentioning that Wu Lei, who is concerned by Chinese fans, has failed to start this game again, which is also his failure to start the first game for 10 consecutive rounds, which shows his embarrassing status.
The 20th round of La Liga was contested, with espanyol taking on Elche. Before the match, espanyol was ranked 11th, while their opponents were ranked third from the bottom. In terms of this lineup, Wu Lei still did not start, starting players such as Garcia, Vidal, Gomez, Cabrera, Pedrosa, Barre, Moranes, Nbarba, Puado, Morón and de Tomas. It is worth mentioning that the main goalkeeper of espanyol in this game, Diego López, is on leave, so he did not enter the starting lineup.
In the 5th minute of the opening, Elche made a successful steal on the right side of the field, and then sent the ball into the box for the first time, and Mira grabbed the point in the middle of the road to break the goal. 0-1, espanyol started behind.
In the 14th minute, espanyol was hit again, Elche's big foot directly through the Western defense, followed by a 45-degree angle cross, Mira was unguarded inside the penalty area, and the header was easily broken. 0-2, espanyol started with a nightmare. It is worth mentioning that this time, the Western goalkeeper Garcia made a serious mistake in the prediction, coupled with the teammate's defensive slackness and a slight enemy, so the team lost the second goal shortly after the opening.
In the 25th minute, De Thomas' precise 45-degree angled cross from the right was met at the back post and Moron easily pushed the ball. But the referee awarded the latter offside, so the goal was cancelled.
In the first 30 minutes, the Spaniard launched a fierce counterattack after falling behind by two goals. The number of shots on goal was 3-3, the number of shots on target was 2-2, and even the possession rate was 50% to 50%, but the home team's offensive efficiency was far behind that of the opponent. The opponent scored 2 goals at the beginning and fought back very comfortably. This made the Spaniard play harder and harder.
In first-half stoppage time, Espanyol won a penalty and De Thomas seized the opportunity to score the ball to make the score 1-2 for the team.