At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on October 27, the 11th round of the 2021-2022 La Liga season, Espanyol hosted Athletic Bilbao. In the first half, De Thomas broke the deadlock with a penalty, and in the second half, Williams equalized for the visiting team, and De Thomas left the field before the finale. Chinese player Wu Lei was on the bench but did not play. In the end, the ten-man Spaniards drew 1-1 with Athletic Bilbao.
In this game, Wu Lei entered the competition list, but has been sitting on the bench, and De Thomas started. In the 10th minute, Murnia of Bilbao burst into the penalty area and was pulled down by the Espanyol defender, who signaled that it was not a foul. In the 13th minute, espanyol's free-kick was hoisted into the box and the Biba defender was not far from the line, but the Spaniard's shot was also high.
In the 15th minute, Biba had a one-handed chance, Diego López defused the first shot, and Munyain's complementary shot was blocked by Cabrera in front of the goal line. In the 24th minute, Biba passed the ball to the left side of the box, the Espanyol defender was not far away, the opponent stopped the ball on the chest and hit the goal, Diego López saved the ball.
In the 32nd minute, espanyol's corner kick from the right was driven into the box, and Biba defender Mikel's outstretched arm blocked the ball and the referee awarded a penalty.
The ball was headed by De Tomas, whose right-footed shot went wide to give espanyol a 1-0 lead over Athletic Bilbao.
In the 40th minute, Espanyol Melamed fired a long-range shot from outside the box and the ball went high. In the 45th minute, Biba got a chance when Williams inserted into the box to receive a pass from his teammate, but his shot was deflected by the interference of defenders. At the end of the first half, espanyol led Biba 1-0.
In the second half, the Spaniard picked out a pass in front of the penalty area, De Thomas shot directly at the left side of the box, and Simon saved the ball. In the 53rd minute, Biba equalised, went down the left and triangulated a back pass in front of the goal, Williams easily pushed the empty goal inside the small penalty area, Andyo Bilbao 1-1 Espanyol.
In the 64th minute, Biba's Vincedól fired a long-range shot in front of the penalty area that was deflected. In the 70th minute, Diego López fell to the ground and saved a very threatening shot from his opponent. In the 71st minute, Biba counter-attacked with a succession of passes in the penalty area, and Munyain missed the ball with a shoveling shot from the left side of the box.
In the 89th minute, Biba fired a corner kick from the left and his shot from the second post was high after grabbing a header from inside the penalty area. In the 90+3 minute, Espanyol goal hero De Thomas clashed with the opponent's Jerre, hitting the opponent with his head in a no-ball state, the referee showed him a direct red card, and the Spaniard fought one less person in the final stage.
In the end, the match ended, espanyol drew 1-1 at home to Athletic Bilbao, and Wu Lei sat on the bench for 90 minutes and did not get a chance to play.