The Copa del Rey ushered in a clash of 16 knockouts, with espanyol away to Mallorca and Wu Lei making it into the squad but not getting a chance to start. In the end, the Spaniards lost 1-2 and missed the round of eight. Wu Lei came in the 91st minute, making a total of 5 minutes. For the first time in 11 years, the Spaniard has suffered two consecutive defeats against Mallorca!
Compared with Wu Lei, "Japan Messi" Jiu Jianying has many opportunities in Mallorca, basically locking in the main force in the league, and coming to the Copa del Rey, Jiu Jianying is still the starter. In this game, the Japanese star mainly appeared in the right midfield position, responsible for the needle lead of the team's offensive end, and it has to be said that the Mallorca coach is very important to it.
In the 28th minute, espanyol threw the ball out of bounds, Di Mata headed the ball in front of him and Thomas volleyed high over the crossbar from outside the box. In the 32nd minute of the game, Mallorca broke the deadlock on the field, and the player who broke the goal was Jiu Jianying, who used a free kick to break the goal guarded by Diego López, the wonderful arc ball was very wonderful, the Espanyol goalkeeper had no choice, and then rushed in front of the goal.
In the first half, Espanyol had 54% possession, four shots on goal, and a draw with the opponent. Although the Spaniard had 3 shots on target and Mallorca only 2, the opponent scored the goal, relying on the world wave of Jiu Jianying. For Wu Lei, this scene is cruel, all Asian players, Japanese stars start on the field, and score wonderful goals, but they can only sit on the bench and watch. After the start of the second half, Espanyol coach Moreno sent Melendo, while Wu Lei still had to wait for the opportunity.
In the 46th minute of the match, espanyol formed a counter-attack opportunity, Melendo scored, Raul de Tomas shot from outside the box, the ball was slightly off the goal, missed a good opportunity. In the 49th minute, Mallorca counter-attacked and Platz's shot from inside the box was blocked off the line by a defender. Subsequently, Jiu Jianying opened a corner kick on the left and the Espanyol player's header was completed. In the 60th minute, espanyol conceded another goal, Mallorca opened a corner, Pratz scored with a header in front of goal, 2-0, Mallorca extended the lead.
In the 67th minute of the match, Puado successfully countered the offside, then pushed a left-footed shot inside the penalty area to break the goal, 1-2, the Spaniard still fell behind by a goal, after the VAR determination, the referee ruled that the penalty was valid. In the 83rd minute, "Korean Messi" Lee Gang-jin came off the bench, while Wu Lei was still sitting on the bench. It wasn't until the 91st minute that Wu Lei played, and after stoppage time, the Spaniard still failed to equalize and was eventually out, and Mallorca beat espanyol for the second time this season!