In the early morning of January 16, Beijing time, the Spanish King's Cup quarterfinals ended a match, and Mallorca eliminated Espanyol 2-1 at home, becoming the first team to advance to the top 8. In the last moments, the Spaniards had players who were sent off with red cards, lost and lost, and Wu Lei came off the bench for 6 minutes, with no bright spots.
The two teams are currently in the middle of La Liga, with Espanyol in 11th place with 26 points in 20 rounds and Mallorca in 20 rounds with 20 points, ranking 15th. This meeting in the Copa del Rey is the first time since the two teams entered the 21st century, and in the last 8 away games against Mallorca, espanyol have won 2 and lost 6, completely at a disadvantage.
Compared to Mallorca, espanyol have won four Copa del Rey titles in their history, most recently in 2006. To go further in the Copa del Rey now, you need to play beyond the ordinary.
Coach Moreno adjusted the forward trident, Di Mata replaced Morón as the starter, partnered with De Thomas and Puado, and Wu Lei continued to sit on the bench waiting for the opportunity to play, so he temporarily did not have the opportunity to compete with The Japanese international Ku jianying.
Wu Lei sat on the bench, making the Asian derby uncertain. As a Japanese international, after Returning to Mallorca this season, Jiu Jianying has played steadily and sat firmly in the main position of the team, which Wu Lei cannot compare.
In the 32nd minute of the first half, Jiu Jianying took a free kick and scored the goal guarded by goalkeeper Diego Lopez to help Mallorca lead 1-0 and also scored the first goal of the Copa del Rey of the season.
In the 59th minute of the second half, Mallorca used a corner kick to extend the score, Pratz scored with a header to give espanyol a 2-0 lead, and the whole team celebrated again.
In the 62nd minute, espanyol won a free kick opportunity in front of the field, Mallorca's defense was not concentrated, Espanyol was fast, Puado pushed the goal, the referee confirmed by VAR and changed the goal to effective, the score became 1-2.
In the end, Mallorca maintained a 2-1 score until the end of the game, eliminating Espanyol to advance to the next round, becoming the first copa del Rey team in the top 8. Wu Lei did not come off the bench until the 90th minute, and in the 6th minute of stoppage time, he only played 6 minutes of the game without any highlights.