At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on October 27, the 11th round of La Liga ushered in a match, espanyol home against Athletic Bilbao. In the 33rd minute of the first half, the Spaniard qualified for penalties on the basis of opponents' handballs, and De Thomas took the lead to open the record for the team, scoring the sixth goal of the season in La Liga and wu Lei, who also won 8 games with 0 goals.
At present, in the standings, Espanyol have won 3, drawn 4 and lost 3, ranking 11th with 13 points, while Bilbao has 4 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in 9 rounds, and is in 8th place with 16 points.
Espanyol has won three consecutive home games, especially the upset defeat of Real Madrid, which has boosted the morale of the team. In this home battle, espanyol won four consecutive games, and the last time they beat Bilbao at home was in 2018.
In terms of starting, the Spaniards sent De Thomas, Embarba, Melendo in the front line, and Wu Lei returned to the bench, which is a half-main and half-substitute role in the team.
After the opening, Bilbao played very actively away from home. In the 10th minute, Munya fell to the ground after bursting into the penalty area and the referee signaled for the game to continue. In the 13th minute, De Thomas volleyed high over the goal.
In the 14th minute, There was a mistake near The centre circle of Cabrera, Bilbao counter-attacked quickly, Munya was pushed in front of goal, Cabrera released the ball from the bottom line, and the Spaniard escaped the disaster. In the 23rd minute, Munyain again gave a threatening shot that was saved by goalkeeper Diego Lopez.
In the 31st minute, Embarba drove a corner kick into the box, Bilbao No. 6 player Besga blocked the ball, the referee did not hesitate, the first time to award a penalty, Bilbao team appeal is useless.
In the 33rd minute, De Thomas stood at the penalty spot and pushed a powerful shot into the net, the Bilbao goalkeeper could not judge the direction and could not save, and the Spaniard took the lead to break the deadlock 1-0.
After the goal, De Thomas, very excited, ran for several meters and staged a crazy kneeling celebration action, domineering. The goal was De Thomas' sixth goal in La Liga this season, drawing with Suarez and Oyasaval, who were tied for second place in the top scorers list and three goals behind top-of-the-table Benzema.
As espanyol's historical champion, De Thomas has paid a penalty of up to 60 million euros, less than one-third of La Liga in the new season, breaking his Espanyol record for the number of goals scored in La Liga in a single season in advance, scoring 5 goals in the 2019-2020 season.