On the evening of March 20, Beijing time, the 29th round of La Liga this season ushered in a relegation battle, with Espanyol playing at home against Mallorca. In the end, the Spaniard relied on the only goal of the star De Thomas to win 1-0 to avenge last year's 1-2 away defeat, this time Wu Lei did not play a minute, and returned to La Liga this season for 0 goals for 217 consecutive days.
After seven consecutive winless games, espanyol beat Getafe and drew with Levante in the last two rounds to get four valuable points and are currently in 11th place with 33 points, nine points ahead of the relegation zone.
In this match against Mallorca, who is also a promoted horse, espanyol must score 3 points, and Mallorca has 26 points in 28 rounds, ranking 17th, the last place in the relegation zone. According to statistics, the Spaniard has not lost to Mallorca in the last 4 consecutive home games, with a record of 3 wins and 1 draw.
Spain coach Moreno adjusted the starting lineup, Embarba replaced Puado, partnered de Thomas, Wu Lei came on as a substitute for 19 consecutive La Liga substitutes, while Barre, Herrera, Dadel and Verena sat in midfield.
In recent form, Espanyol has the advantage, especially the home record, with 7 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in the first 14 home games. In the 41st minute of the first half, Duddell suddenly sent a kick straight into the box with the ball in front of him, and De Thomas inserted a one-handed push to break the deadlock to help espanyol break the deadlock 1-0.
As a Real Madrid academy producer, De Thomas scored his 14th goal, the top scorer list equaled Nar and Vinicius, and the three were tied for second place, behind Benzema, who scored 22 goals, while De Thomas equaled his single-season goal record (14 goals in 33 games) set during his 2018/19 season with Vallecano.
In the second half, the 54th minute, the Mallorca defender rose to the top, De Thomas inserted at high speed to form a single knife, the shot was blocked by the Mallorca goalkeeper, and finally was released by the pursuing defender, and the Spaniard had no chance to expand the score.
In the end, espanyol won the relegation victory worth 6 points 1-0, reaching 36 points, surpassing Celta in one round of multiple matches to rise to 11th place, and the advantage of leading the relegation zone in one round of multiple matches was extended to 12 points, and the remaining nine rounds of La Liga relegation were basically on the shore.