At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on October 27, the 11th round of La Liga ushered in a match, and espanyol was forced to draw 1-1 at home by Athletic Bilbao, missing four consecutive home wins and missing the opportunity to surpass Barca. In addition, Wu Lei did not play for a minute, sitting on the bench from the start to this game.
After being forced to draw 2-2 away from home in the last round, Espanyol missed a three-game winning streak in La Liga and missed the chance to overtake Barca. This round, espanyol returned home, the goal is to win four consecutive wins, after consecutive defeats to Alaves, Real Madrid, Cádiz, after three seasons to achieve another la Liga home 3 consecutive wins.
At present, in the standings, espanyol is 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, ranking 11th with 13 points, and this round opponent Athletic Bilbao has 16 points, ranking 8th.
In terms of starting, the Spaniard adjusted the lineup, Wu Lei returned to the bench, and De Thomas, Embarba and Melendo sat in the front. After the opening, goalkeeper Diego Lopez made several threatening shots from Bilbao, and the Spaniard was in danger in the penalty area.
It wasn't until the 31st minute that a penalty was awarded on the pitch, Bilbao's Basga penalty area handball, the referee awarded a penalty to espanyol, and then De Thomas hit a steady shot to help the team take a 1-0 lead.
The goal, de Thomas' sixth la Liga goal of the season, tied Suarez and Oyasavar in the top scorers list, tied for second place. In addition, De Tomas also scored four consecutive La Liga goals, and previously completed four consecutive La Liga goals in February 2020, and it was the fourth time in espanyol history that a player had scored four consecutive La Liga goals.
In the second half, in the 51st minute, Ignachey received a cross from his teammate's bottom line in front of the goal and pushed the empty goal to help Bilbao equalize 1-1. In the 71st minute, Nico Williams had a great chance to push the ball off goal and missed a good opportunity. In the 93rd minute, De Thomas was sent off for retaliation, followed by a red card for the Spaniard assistant coach.
In the end, espanyol and Bilbao played 1-1, each taking one point, and Espanyol missed four consecutive home wins. In addition, Wu Lei did not play in this game, sitting on the bench for 90 minutes to watch the whole game, and had no chance to break the goal drought.