On the evening of January 15, Beijing time, the quarter-finals of the Spanish King's Cup continued, and Mallorca sat at home to welcome the challenge of espanyol.
Both teams were in La Liga last season, and the two legs met, with espanyol winning 1 and drawing 1 to dominate. However, in the first leg of La Liga this season, Mallorca won 1-0 at home to Espanyol.
In the league, Espanyol has been doing well recently, temporarily ranking 12th in the table, and Mallorca has won 4, drawn 8 and lost 8, six points behind Espanyol, temporarily ranking 15th.
An hour before the match, the starting line-ups of both sides were announced, and the Spaniards lined up in a 4-4-2 formation, with de Thomas and Di mata in the front line.
In the past few games, Moreno has tried the combination of De Thomas + Moron, but Moron's performance did not meet expectations, and Di Mata, who had previously come off the bench, showed a black and hard trait and got the starting opportunity. Wu Lei continued to stand on the bench, La Liga, where he had not played for five consecutive rounds.
After the opening, the offensive and defensive rhythm of the two teams was not fast, and the fight was relatively fierce. Vidal's low shot inside the penalty area and De Thomas' volley both posed a threat to Mallorca's goal.
Mallorca's attack mainly relied on Japan international Kubo Kenei, and Pedrosa did not hesitate to receive a yellow card to prevent Kubo Jianying's breakthrough.
In the 33rd minute, Mallorca took the lead to break the deadlock, taking advantage of the opportunity of a free kick, Kubo Kenei played a full moon curved knife, a wonderful world wave, so that the veteran goalkeeper Lopez whiplash long.
In the first half, Mallorca led 1-0, and after half-time, Moreno made a personnel adjustment, and Melendo replaced Di Mata.
In the 47th minute, Mallorca made a mistake in midfield, the Spaniard quickly counter-attacked, and De Thomas's shot was slightly offside, which was quite regrettable.
In the 55th minute, Captain Mallorca slipped and the goalkeeper's pass was directly snatched. Barry faced with a great opportunity and directly fired the anti-aircraft gun!
Wasted opportunities are punishable! In the 59th minute, Mallorca captain Sevilla opened a corner kick and Abduldon's header broke the goal and Mallorca extended the lead.
Just 2 minutes later, espanyol scored. Taking advantage of a quick free kick from the front, The Prado counter-offside and scored.
However, the Mallorca players surrounded the referee, signaling that they were not ready, and the free kick was issued.
After five minutes of long negotiations, the referee signaled that the goal was valid and the Spaniard pulled back a city.
In the 82nd minute, Mallorca made a personnel adjustment, South Korea international Lee Gang-jin replaced Kubo Jianying, while Wu Lei continued to sit on the bench and pay attention to the situation on the field.
Li Gangren, who had just played, once got rid of the shot in front of the field, but the shot also released an anti-aircraft gun.
In the 90th minute, Wu Lei finally came on as a substitute. The 6 minutes of stoppage time were too short, and Wu Lei did not perform more.
In the end, Espanyol lost 1-2 away to Mallorca, ending the season's Copa del Rey.
Although he played in the final stages of the game, it could not change the status quo of Wu Lei in the team. How bad is Wu Lei's situation in Espanyol? Originally, some fans were expecting Wu Lei to come on as a substitute and win more playing time by scoring goals, but The Spaniard's reporter Biya said that Wu Lei's current situation is worse than imagined. The recent period has been the most difficult period since he came to Espanyol.
Moreover, the previous speculations of fans have also been confirmed, and Biya said that Wu Lei has completely lost the trust of head coach Moreno.
This is also reflected in the bench, many times, Wu Lei is sitting on the bench for 90 minutes, he has been unable to enter the team's rotation lineup, not only that, Moreno even refused to give him the opportunity to warm up. How desperate such a situation is for a player!
Finally, Biya said: "The Spaniard's record is very good, the head coach has already completed the construction of the forward line, if Wu Lei transfers in the winter window, I will not be surprised!" ”