In the early morning of April 22, Beijing time, the 33rd round of La Liga ended a match, and espanyol played at home against Rayo Vallecano. In the end, Espanyol lost 0-1, was double-killed by Vallecano home and away, Wu Lei came off the bench in the 87th minute, without any bright performance, witnessing the team create a new record of shame.
In the last round of the league, Espanyol was killed by Atletico Madrid 1-2 away from home, of course, the game is controversial. Espanyol are currently 11th with 39 points, 10 points ahead of the relegation zone and just one step away from successful relegation.
In this round, Espanyol returned home to play against old rivals Vallecano, who ranked 14th with 34 points and led the relegation zone by only five points in the first round of the game. According to statistics, espanyol have played against Vallecano a total of 16 times at home in La Liga, achieving an unbeaten record of 11 wins and 5 draws, and the advantage is obvious.
In the 42nd minute of the first half, Vallecano passed the ball into the box, Sergi Guardiola volleyed through the goal, goalkeeper Diego López saved the misstep, and Espanyol fell behind 1-0 at home.
In the end, espanyol did not play well, losing the game by a score of 0-1, suffering two consecutive defeats in La Liga, the points stayed at 39 points, and the advantage in the relegation zone narrowed to 9 points, and did not complete the relegation early.
The loss set a new record of humiliation for Espanyol, namely the first defeat against Rayo Vallecano at home in La Liga, and helping Rayo Vallecano end the embarrassing record of 13 consecutive rounds of la Liga, after 4 draws and 9 losses.
In this game, Wu Lei did not have the opportunity to start until the 87th minute. Except for a violation of the ball in the middle circle, Wu Lei did not have any bright spots, did not have the opportunity to help espanyol equalize, or even reverse the kill, coach Moreno only sent the field at garbage time, and did not have the opportunity to score the second goal of La Liga this season.