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At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 22, a match in the 22nd round of La Liga began to compete, with the Spaniards at home to meet Real Betis. Espanyol's first 21 rounds have won 7, drawn 6 and lost 8, which is a decent result. However, espanyol have not been in good shape lately, winning three consecutive matches in all competitions, first losing at home to Elche in the league, then being eliminated in the Copa del Rey, with a thrilling draw with Cadiz in the last match. Espanyol played against Real Betis, who met in the 5th round of the league, when they were tied. Now espanyol is once again playing Real Betis, resulting in a crushing defeat at home.
Moreno discharged in the 4231 formation for the match. Diego López as the starting goalkeeper. Oscar Hill, Serch Gomez, Calero and Pedrosa are paired at 4-back. Moranes and Serch-Dadel form a double back. Alex Vidal, Melendo and Puado joined forces. De Thomas was at the top. Wu Lei, Di Mata, Moron, Embarba and Barre sat on the bench. Real Betis is also in the 4231 formation, with Borja starting out.
In the 8th minute of the match, Fekir shot from a tight angle on the right side of the penalty area into the far corner, slightly off the left upright. Five minutes later, the Spaniards scored! De Thomas scored in the middle of the box and it was Oscar Hill who delivered the assist. The Spaniard got off to a good start. However, the Spaniard conceded the ball in the 31st minute, Vidal sent a handball inside the penalty area, Borja Iglesias took the penalty, he exploded the goal and helped Real Betis equalize. Five minutes later, Real Betis scored again. This time it was a corner kick opportunity, with Guido Rodriguez scoring the header. At half-time, Espanyol trailed 1-2.
The second half was easy to fight again. In the 46th minute, Fekir fired a long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area that was deflected. Five minutes later, Juanmi made a slight adjustment after receiving the ball in the penalty area, and shot with his feet, and the goalkeeper saved the ball. In the 53rd minute, Borja Iglesias scored again, pulling his foot out of the penalty spot and firing a powerful shot that went into the net. In the 67th minute, Troyomi almost extended the score when he pumped a shot from a tight angle on the left side of the penalty area and was saved by the goalkeeper.
Seven minutes later, Embarba volleyed inside the penalty area, kicked away, and the ball went straight to the stands. The shot was terrible. Then, Real Betis scored again! Willian José single-handedly pushed and scored, killing the game completely. Such a score disappointed the home fans very much, and some people left the stadium early. And De Thomas's uncool foul in the final stages made him two yellows and one red and was sent off. In the end, the Spaniards lost 1-4 and were reversed. Moreno set a record of shame in team history: Espanyol won seven consecutive games against Real Betis in La Liga for the first time in their history. Wu Lei was completely abandoned again, and Moreno changed 5 people without giving Wu Lei a chance. Wu Lei has not played on the La Liga substitute for 7 consecutive games, which is too helpless.