In a focus battle in the 31st round of La Liga that ended in the early morning of April 11, Beijing time, Espanyol beat Celta 1-0 at home. And Chinese player Wu Lei came off the bench to stage a good show and became the number one contributor to the team's victory.
In this game, Wu Lei came on as a substitute in the 66th minute, which was his earliest appearance in the past 21 games. After debuting, Wu Lei was full of vitality. In the 83rd minute, Wu Lei created a threat, he burst into the box and shot was saved, and then teammate Puado was close to the empty goal to make up for the deviation!
Despite his teammates wasting the threat created by Wu Lei, Wu Lei himself personally completed the kill in the 89th minute of the game. At that time, the Spaniard broke the ball in front of the field, Duddell assisted, and Wu Lei exploded and scored! After scoring, Wu Lei passionately celebrated and vented! Shake your arms and vent the depression that has been accumulated in your heart for a long time! Teammates came forward to hug and congratulate them. Among them, the assisted Dadel was a teammate who rushed up to congratulate Wu Lei. Subsequently, Wu Lei also made a celebratory gesture of flying kisses.
It is worth noting that this is Wu Lei's first goal in La Liga this season, and it is also his second goal for Espanyol after a gap of 4 months (118 days). Wu Lei's last La Liga goal still dates back to the match against Alaves on June 13, 2020. After 2 years, Wu Lei finally broke his long goal drought.
After becoming the team's hero, Wu Lei was elected the official best player of the game without suspense. La Liga officials also praised Wu Lei: "Wu Lei = decisive + 3!" The authoritative data website whooscored also gave Wu Lei a high score of 7.2, which is already quite good for a substitute player. It is believed that this goal will also greatly change Wu Lei's position in the team and help him get more opportunities to play in future games.