In the early morning of January 11, Beijing time, the last match of the 20th round of La Liga was played between Espanyol and Elche.
Espanyol, who plays at home, has been in pretty good shape recently. In the league, espanyol have recently won 4 and lost 4, with a recent away win over Valencia in the last game, ending the season without a winless away. At present, the team is 11th with 7 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses, and as a promotion horse, the Spaniard has performed quite well.
Espanyol's opponent Elche has won 1, drawn 4 and lost 5 of his last 10 matches, temporarily 3 wins, 7 draws and 9 defeats, ranking 18th, 10 points away from Espanyol. The team's away record is 1 win, 2 draws and 7 losses, and espanyol's home record is 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, which is widely optimistic.
Before the match, the starting lineup of the two teams was announced, and the Spaniard's front four was Nvarba, Puado, Morón and De Thomas, and Wu Lei continued to stand as a substitute.
Shortly after the start of the first half, Pedrosa made a mistake and gave the ball to Moriente, who crossed the bar in front of goal and Mira easily broke the goal.
In the 14th minute, the Spaniard's defense was flawed again, and Mira scored twice.
Just before half-time, Barre received the ball and was knocked over inside the penalty area, and the Spaniards signaled that the opponent had an elbow strike. The referee awarded a penalty and De Thomas hit it.
After half-time, the two teams combined to complete just eight shots on goal, with Espanyol 5-3.
In the second half, the two teams did not succeed, and in the end, Espanyol lost 1-2 at home to Elche, and the opponent escaped from the relegation zone to win the last 11 rounds and the second away win of the season, while Espanyol swallowed the second home defeat of la Liga this season.
It is worth noting that Wu Lei continued to sit on the bench in this game, the head coach used up 5 substitutions, Wu Lei not only did not get the opportunity to play, but even did not need to warm up on the sidelines, and his La Liga goal drought also lasted very passively to 576 days.
In the Copa del Rey in mid-last week, the Spaniard took Bonferredina through a penalty shootout to advance to the next round. Wu Lei came off the bench in the 86th minute and played until the penalty shootout.
However, the scene before the penalty shootout caused a heated discussion among the fans, with the Spaniards standing side by side, putting their arms around each other's shoulders, with only Wu Lei standing alone. The topic of Wu Lei's suspected isolation from his teammates has attracted widespread attention.
In the last 10 rounds of La Liga, Wu Lei has only played 4 times, all of which are substitute appearances, adding up to only 28 minutes of playing. So far this season, espanyol has played a total of 20 rounds of La Liga, and Wu Lei has started 3 times, all of which have been replaced in the middle. In 20 rounds of the league, Wu Lei made a total of 12 appearances, adding up to only 293 minutes.
And sitting on the bench for 5 consecutive rounds is also the most difficult stage of Wu Lei's season, will Wu Lei, who has entered the darkest moment, consider transferring during the winter break?