In the early morning of January 22, Beijing time, the 22nd round of la Liga of this season took the lead in ending a match, and Espanyol lost 1-4 at home to Real Betis, creating the biggest defeat of the team this season. In this battle, Wu Lei continued not to play, and after 6 consecutive rounds (540 minutes), La Liga sat on the bench and was completely abandoned.
Recently, Espanyol have won three consecutive games, including two La Liga games, losing 1-2 at home to Elche, and 2-2 for Pedis, taking only one point to slow down the team's momentum of grabbing points. The Spaniard currently has 27 points in 21 rounds, ranking 11th, 10 points ahead of the relegation zone, and needs to win a few more league rounds to ensure relegation.
Espanyol's opponent in this round is Real Betis, who has accumulated 37 points in 21 rounds to rank third in the table, and leads fifth-placed Real Sociedad by four points in one round.
In terms of starting, the Spaniard adjusted the lineup from 433 to 442, with De Thomas and Puado leading the front line, and Wu Lei, Moron and Embarba coming off the bench.
Back at home, espanyol went first. In the 13th minute, Oscar Hill knocked across the goal from the right side of the penalty area, and De Thomas' unguarded volley broke the goal to help espanyol take a 1-0 lead.
So far this season, De Thomas has scored 12 goals in La Liga and is second in the top scorers list, behind Karim Benzema's 17 goals, setting a new career record for the number of la Liga goals scored in a single season.
In the 30th minute, Alex Vidal delivered a handball in the penalty area, the referee awarded a penalty, and then Borja Iglesias hit the penalty to help Betis equalize 1-1.
In the 35th minute, espanyol defended again, Fekir scored a corner kick, Guido Rodriguez grabbed a nodding goal and Betis extended the score 2-0.
At the end of the first half, espanyol fell behind 1-2 with only 30% of the ball, and the shot was 5-6 behind Real Betis, and the scene was passive.
In the 53rd minute of the second half, the Espanyol defender was not far from the clearance, and Borja Iglesias received a direct shot from his teammate in the penalty area, helping Betis extend the score 3-1.
Borja Iglesias, who finished twice, played for Espanyol in the 2018-2019 season, scoring 17 goals and delivering three assists to help Espanyol return to Europe.
In the end, the Spaniard was unable to return to heaven, and was also attacked by Willian Jose in the 76th minute, and finally lost 1-4, suffering two consecutive defeats at home and three consecutive rounds of no wins, only 1 point. In addition, this is the spaniard's 4th consecutive year without winning against Real Betis, with a record of 5 draws and 4 losses, continuing the record of shame.