At 1:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 22, a match in the 33rd round of La Liga began to compete, with espanyol facing Vallecano at home. Espanyol has been modest this season, winning 10 and losing 13 of the first 32 league games without much relegation pressure. De Tomas is the most consistent player in espanyol, scoring 15 goals in the league and is the team's top scorer. Espanyol faced 15th-placed Vallecano, who lost away from home in the first leg. Now in another confrontation, the Spaniards aim to avenge their opponents and win, but unfortunately, the Spaniards have lost the game again.
The Spaniards were lined up in a 433 formation for the match. Diego López as the starting goalkeeper. Alex Vidal, Calero, Cabrera and Pedrosa are paired at 4 backs. Yangeri Herrera, Cady Barry and Serch Dadel form a midfielder of 3. The offensive trident combination of Puado, De Thomas and Vilena joined forces. Wu Lei, Melendo, Di Mata, Morón, Merida and Melamede sat on the bench.
The Spaniards had some advantages in possession after the game began, but under Rayo Vallecano's defence, they did not create many decent chances. Instead, it's Vallecano, and opportunities keep coming. Palasson's long-range shot flew away and Trejo's shot was confiscated by the goalkeeper. It took 20 minutes for Espanyol to make his first shot on goal. Vallecano, who had more chances on goal, scored in the 41st minute by Guardiola. De Thomas then had a chance to equalise, just a little off. At half-time Espanyol trailed 1-0. Espanyol had 57 percent possession in the first half, with four shots on target and two on target, failing to score. Vallecano scored 1 goal with 8 shots on target and 2 shots on target in the first half.
The second half was easy to fight again, and the Spaniard's attack did not improve, still as bad as the first half. Although Morelo kept making substitutions, first with Embarba, then with Meramed, and finally with Moron, Moranes and Wu Lei. However, Moreno's five substitutions did not work and he was never able to score. Vallecano had the chance to extend the score, but Alvaro's shot was rejected by the post. The final score was fixed at 0-1, and Espanyol lost at home, suffering two consecutive defeats. This was the first time in espanyol history that Helio had lost at home to Vallecano in La Liga, and Moreno set a humiliating record in team history.
In the post-match whoscored rating, Guardiola scored a game-high 7.6 points, he scored with just one shot on goal, and two more. Only Cabrera scored more than seven points in espanyol, with six clearances and five steals to score 7.2 points. Wu Lei came on as a substitute in the 86th minute, did not have much time to perform, and only scored 6 points. De Thomas missed two shots on target and scored 6.4 points.