At 0:30 a.m. Beijing time on May 9, the 35th round of the 2021-2022 La Liga season, Espanyol sat at home to meet Osasuna. In this game, Chinese player Wu Lei started in La Liga again after 197 days, and he was replaced after half-time. In the first half, Balha scored a goal for Osasuna, and in the second half, Melamede equalized with a long-range shot. In the end, espanyol drew 1-1 with Osasuna.
As a promotion horse, espanyol is 14th with 39 points before this game, and although it is not fully relegated, the danger of relegation is not much. Wu Lei came out as the starting striker, the second time he started in La Liga after 197 days, after the Chinese striker had played as a substitute for 24 consecutive rounds. De Thomas, who clashed with the manager in the last game, sat on the bench.
In the 7th minute, Osasuna's Balha shot straight up the ball in front of him, and the ball went high over the crossbar. In the 8th minute, Wu Lei took the ball in the midfield position, was put down by the opponent, and the referee awarded a foul on the Osasuna player.
In the 11th minute, Dadel collided with his teammates in front of the wall, came to the top of the arc and fired a long-range shot, the ball was confiscated by the opposing goalkeeper. In the 14th minute, Wilena picked up the ball on the left side of the field, cut inside and fired a low right-footed shot that deflected off the upright.
In the 17th minute, Osasuna's Brashanats received a pass from the back in the penalty area and faced the goalkeeper who fell down to try to cheat the penalty, but his acting skills were too poor. In the 23rd minute, the visiting team's Shot from a tight angle on the right side of the penalty area was blocked by Diego López.
In the 28th minute, Wu Lei received a ball from his teammate in midfield, he was knocked down by Hernandez behind him, and the referee did not award a penalty.
In the 33rd minute, the Spaniard played a counterattack, Vidal went straight to the right, Puado took the ball in front, Wu Lei had already wrapped it in place in the middle, but unfortunately Puado's cross was blocked by the opponent goalkeeper.
In the 42nd minute, Osasuna broke the deadlock, the front steal was sent by Budimir, Balha stepped forward into the box, a kick through the door of the Diego López handle, Osasuna led the Spaniard 1-0.
In the 45th minute, the Spaniard played a quick counter-attack, a low cross from the left, and Wu Lei in front of the goal failed to compete for the header. At the end of the first half, the home team was temporarily behind.
In the second half, Moreno replaced Wu Lei with De Thomas at the beginning. In the 55th minute, Vidal made a mistake at the back and gave his opponent a single knife, but Boudimir's shot was blocked by the Espanyol defender.
In the 61st minute, Vidal went straight in front of him, Puado took the ball on the left side of the penalty area, cut in laterally and shot with his right foot into the far corner, the ball was slightly deflected.
In the 67th minute, the Spaniard equalized, Melamed received the ball on the left side of the front, he cut inward to the top of the arc, the right foot bombarded the goal, the ball went straight to the dead corner like a cannonball, the Spaniard 1-1 Osasuna.
In the 78th minute, Melamed took the ball on the left side of the penalty area and shot into the far corner, the ball touched the defender and went straight to the near corner of the goal, but it was slightly higher.
In the 90th minute, Vidal crossed from the right of the front, the defender at the front point cushioned it, and De Thomas at the back point volleyed the ball off.
In the 95th minute, the visiting team's Avila fired a long-range shot from outside the box, Diego López pounced, and the ball hit the crossbar and bounced back into the field, which was cleared by the Espanyol defender.
In the end, the match ended with Espanyol drawing 1-1 with Osasuna.