On the evening of March 20, 2022 Beijing time, the 29th round of La Liga began, espanyol hosted Mallorca, in the 7th minute of the first half, Mallorca won a penalty, but after VAR confirmed that the penalty was cancelled, in the 41st minute, De Thomas scored the only goal of the game, the most privileged Spaniard won the game, Wu Lei did not get a chance to play in the game.
Currently, Espanyol are 12th in La Liga and Mallorca are 17th, just two points above the relegation zone, so this game is very important for Mallorca. In the previous 12 meetings between the two teams, the Spaniards were slightly disadvantaged by 5 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats. Especially in the last two meetings, Mallorca team has killed Espanyol at home twice, which can be described as the "bitter lord" of espanyol.
Mallorca's South Korean midfielder Lee Gang-jin started the game, while another Japanese midfielder, Hisa Jang-young, failed to start.
Espanyol Puado was also unable to play because of a red card, while Mallorca also failed to play because of 2 players with red cards and 2 players injured. In the starting line-up, the Spaniards lined up in a 4231 formation, with De Thomas still being the main force in the iron, with The forward line being Villena, Dadel and Embarba respectively. Chinese player Wu Lei is still sitting on the bench and has not been able to get a chance to start.
After the match began, De Tobas scored slightly off the goal in the 5th minute, posing a certain threat. In the 9th minute, Mallorca brought down espanyol in an attack when the referee awarded a penalty, but the VAR later decided that the penalty was not valid.
In the 41st minute of the second half, espanyol got a quick counter-attack and De Thomas won a one-handed knife to help Espanyol take a 1-0 lead.
In the 59th minute of the second half, South Korean player Lee Gang-jin was replaced by Skin, and Kyu Jang-young came on as a substitute. When China's Wu Lei will appear is still far away.
In the 65th minute, the Mallorca striker's header was very threatening, but thanks to the Spaniard substitute goalkeeper Oyer played well and saved the goal.
In the end, the Spaniards had a thrilling 1-0 home win over Mallorca. Wu Lei did not get the opportunity to play in the end, but the Spaniard won a victory, and it is estimated that Wu Lei will be happy about it, but this happiness is slightly embarrassing.
In this match, Espanyol he set 3 new records. First, Mallorca suffered six consecutive defeats; second, with 14 goals in 27 games, De Thomas was second only to Benzema in the shooting list, while also equaling his record for the highest goal in a single season in La Liga; third, espanyol ended Mallorca's embarrassing record of two consecutive defeats, which was also the second time since 2011.