The night was low and the 29th round of the 2021-22 La Liga season resumed on March 20 in Beijing, with Espanyol narrowly defeating Mallorca 1-0 at their hometown stadium. In the 41st minute of the first half, Darder made a clever assist on a counterattack, and de Tomas made a brilliant solo goal with his individual ability. Although our player Wu Lei was on the roster, he unfortunately failed to get a chance to play.
Wu Lei has continued to play the role of a substitute in this campaign, and he has had the opportunity to come on as a substitute in the last three matches. Despite his limited playing time, his playing position has been significantly improved compared to his previous successive benches. It is worth mentioning that Mallorca has Japanese and Korean stars such as Kubo Kenyoung and Lee Gang Jin in the team, and Wu Lei may have the opportunity to play alongside them in the future.
Both Espanyol and Mallorca are promoted horses in La Liga this season. Currently, Spaniards are ranked 12th in La Liga, 9 points ahead of the relegation zone, and do not need to worry about relegation for the time being; while Mallorca is ranked 16th, only 2 points ahead of the relegation zone, and urgently needs to get rid of the relegation dilemma. The two teams have met twice this season, with the Spaniards losing to Mallorca on the road in La Liga and Copa del Rey respectively. This time, the Spaniards are eager to take revenge on Mallorca when they return home.
The match began with a shot from outside the box that went wide in the 5th minute by De Tomas. In the 9th minute, Cabrera failed to create an offside, Angel Rodriguez burst into the box and was shoved down by Cabrera, and after the VAR system prompted the referee ruled that Jaume Costa had committed a foul and showed him a yellow card.
In the 15th minute, Mallorca took a corner kick and Vedat Muric grabbed a header, but it was too high and was confiscated by Diego Lopez. In the 24th minute, the Spaniards launched a counterattack from the right and Embarba dinked past two defenders just outside the box before firing a shot over the crossbar.
The key moment, in the 41st minute, the Spaniards broke the deadlock with a counterattack, Yngeli Herrera broke the ball at the back of the field, Darder got the ball and broke all the way through, and after adjusting, he sent a precise assist, and De Tomas pushed a shot from the edge of the penalty area to make it 1-0!
The half ended with Spaniards leading Mallorca 1-0. At the changeover, Spaniards replaced the goalkeeper and substituted Oyer for the injured Diego Lopez. In the 49th minute, Mallorca took advantage of a second chance from a corner kick to take a long shot from outside, which was parried by Oyer. In the 54th minute, a long pass from the back of the Spaniard's field led to a one-two punch from the left by De Tomas to the front of the penalty area, but the shot was blocked by Sergio Rico.
In the 62nd minute, Spaniards were awarded a set piece in front of them and Embarba hit the post with the penalty. In the 66th minute, Salva Sevilla's cross from the left was headed in by Avdon Platz, but was blocked by Oyer. In the 78th minute, a cross from the right by Kukaiyoung was headed high by Salva Sevilla from outside the penalty area.
In the 86th minute, the Spaniards used up their last substitution, with Morón replacing goal-scorer De Tomas, which meant Wu Lei didn't get a chance to play in the match.
In the end, the match ended at full time, with Espanyol winning 1-0 at home against Mallorca.
Espanyol starting lineup: 13 Diego Lopez (46'1-Oyele), 12 Oscar Hill, 5 Calero, 4 Cabrera, 3 Pedrosa, 20 Bare (55'6 Moranes), 25 Yngeli Herrera, 10 Darder, 19 Villena (54 ' 22-Alex Vidal), 23-Embarba (71'21-Meramede), 11-De Tomas (86'16-Moron)
Mallorca starting lineup: 25 Sergio Rico, 2 Giovanni Gonzalez, 18 Jaume Costa, 21 Antonio Lailo, 24 Martín Valjente, 10 Antonio Sánchez (60'8 Salva Sevilla), 12 Idrissou Baba (82'34 -Labrese), 14-Danny Rodriguez, 19-Gangin Lee (60'17-Kenyoung Kubo), 7-Vedat Muric, 22-Angel Rodriguez (46'9-Avdon Prats)
