On April 11th, Beijing time, our soccer players had a fierce competition in the Europa League. Our two overseas players also lived up to expectations, each in their respective leagues to shine. Among them, Wu Lei known as the “King of Wu Balls” ushered in his first goal of the season in the La Liga, while the young and promising Guo Tianyu ushered in his personal debut in the Portuguese Super League. The outstanding performance of these two overseas warriors has injected a glimmer of hope into our national team, which is in the doldrums.
In the 31st round of La Liga between the Spaniards and Celta, Wu Lei came on as a substitute in the 66th minute, and eventually made a brilliant header in the 89th minute to help the Spaniards kill their opponents 1-0. In this campaign,Wu Lei only 24 minutes, but efficiently completed 11 touches and 2 shots, all shot on goal, harvested a valuable goal. It is worth mentioning that in the first 30 rounds of this season's La Liga, Wu Lei although all into the list, but only 3 starts, 14 substitutes on the field, the cumulative total of playing time is only 348 minutes. The goal is the best reward for his persistence and hard work.
It is worth mentioning that just a few hours after Wu Lei scored, Guo Tianyu, who is on loan from Shandong Taishan to Vizela in the Portuguese Super League, made his debut at home against Braga. Guo Tianyu performed well in his 20 minutes of playing time, but clearly needs more time to bond with the team. In addition, Li Lei, who plays for the Swiss Grasshopper team, has gradually recovered from his injury and is expected to return to the field at the end of the season to continue to play for the team.
