At 22:15 Beijing time on April 10, the 31st round of La Liga, Wu Lei came off the bench to kill, and espanyol won 1-0 at home to Celta.
In the first leg, Espanyol lost 3-1 away to Celta. After 113 days of waiting, the Spaniards finally completed their revenge with a 1-0 match.
What's more, with this victory, espanyol also overtook Celta in the standings to rise to 11th in La Liga. After this round, the Spaniard has led The Relegation Zone by 11 points for Cadiz and can basically be said to have landed early.
Wu Lei was elected the best player in the whole game without suspense. La Liga official praise: Wu Lei = kill + 3 points.
Wu Lei came on as a substitute in the 66th minute, and the Spaniard only had two shots on target, all from Wu Lei's goal. And the goal he scored in the 89th minute made the Espanyol home fans completely boil over, and the DJ and 10,000 fans shouted Wu Lei's name, which has not been seen in 3 years.
This killer ball also allowed Chinese fans to end 667 days of bitter waiting. The last time Wu Lei scored in La Liga was against Alaves on June 13, 2020.
It was Wu Lei's second goal of the season, and the last time he scored for Espanyol was 117 days ago, in a Copa del Rey game against Atlético Kristu.
So far, Wu Lei's total number of goals in his career has risen to 16, including 8 in La Liga. Together with two goals in La Liga, his goals in the Spanish league rose to 10.
After the game, Wu Lei thanked the fans for the first time: "I am very happy that my goal can help the team to win. Thank you very much for your support of me all the time, whether it is good times or bad times, you can support me behind my back. I hope I can bring more help to the team in the future. ”
This game against Celta, Wu Lei has been a substitute for 21 consecutive rounds this season, and has only made 4 appearances on the la Liga bench in the past 4 months, with a total playing time of only 27 minutes. In this game, Wu Lei was given 24 minutes of playing time, and finally his two shots on target turned into a killer goal, helping espanyol get 3 points.