At 23:00 on January 15th, Beijing time, the 2021-2022 Spanish King’s Cup quarter-finals will start, and the Spaniard will play against Mallorca.
Battle record
This game is the 58th official match in the history of the two teams, after the Spaniards had a record of 23 wins, 11 draws and 23 losses. The two teams met in the first round of La Liga this season, and the Spaniard lost to Mallorca 0-1 away.
Aspect 1: Wu Lei is hard to get a starter
In the last round of La Liga, Wu Lei sat on the bench again. He has not been given a chance to play for 5 consecutive rounds of the league. He has completely become a marginal person of the team, and the situation is very difficult. In the first two rounds of the King’s Cup this season, Wu Lei got consecutive starting opportunities and contributed a goal and an assist, and his performance was remarkable. But in the third round of the Copa del Rey against Ponferradina, the second division team, Wu Lei not only did not start, but also came on the bench in the 87th minute. Obviously, coach Vicente Moreno did not intend to let Wu Lei play in the King’s. Cup to secure the starting position, but to arrange the lineup according to the opponent. In this round of the Copa del Rey, the Spaniard will play against the La Liga team Mallorca. Vicente Moreno will basically not rotate significantly. It is possible that the entire main lineup will be released to challenge. If there is no accident, Wu Lei can only continue to stand by as a substitute.
Aspect 2: Wu Lei PK Japan and South Korea’s new star staged an Asian derby
In this game, both teams have players from Asia. The Spaniard has Chinese star Wu Lei, while Mallorca has Japanese star Kubo Jianying and South Korean star Lee Gang-in. These three Asian players may not start at the same time, but there is a high probability that they will have the opportunity to play. It’s not uncommon for three Asian players to compete in the same match at Spain’s top level. It is worth mentioning that Kubo Jianying and Wu Lei have competed at the national team level. The Chinese team played against Japan in the first round of the top 12. At that time, Jiubaoying and Wu Lei were both starters, and the Chinese team is about to meet at the end of this month. In the second round of the top 12 match against the Japanese team, Kubo Jianying and Wu Lei may meet consecutively in the club and national team matches.
Aspect 3: The Spaniards hit the Copa del Rey quarter-finals
So far in the King’s Cup this season, the Spaniards have not encountered too strong opponents. In the first and second rounds, the Spaniards eliminated the sixth-level and fourth-level teams respectively. In the third round of the King’s Cup, the Spaniard played against the Spanish second team Ponferadina. Although the game was stubbornly resisted by the opponent, the Spaniard finally eliminated the opponent through a penalty shootout. In this round of the Copa del Rey, Espanyol will play against the newly-promoted Mallorca. The two teams are no strangers to each other. Before Vicente Moreno took charge of the Espanyol coach, it was Maluca’s coach. Although Mallorca’s strength is not bad, the Spaniards still have sufficient confidence to eliminate their opponents and advance to the quarter-finals. The last time the Spaniard reached the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey was back in the 2018-2019 season.
pre-match sound
Vicente Moreno (Spanish coach): We value the Copa del Rey, it has brought great moments to the club and we are looking forward to it. No matter what the tournament, we all have the same idea, that is to win, we want to advance to the next round. There will be a great atmosphere on the pitch tomorrow, our fans will be with us, we need them, they will help us, they are a big part of every game.
Spanish squad
1-Oyer, 2-Migron, 3-Pedrosa, 4-Cabrera, 5-Carrero, 6-Moranes, 7-Wu Lei, 8-Merida, 9 -Puado, 10-Dadell, 11-De Thomas, 12-Oscar-Hill, 13-Diego-Lopez, 14-Melendo, 16-Moron, 17-Didak, 18-Di Mata, 20-Barre, 21-Melamed, 22-Alex Vidal, 23-Embalba, 24-Selhi-Gomez, 34-Yoan-Garcia
Espanyol starting prediction (4-2-3-1):
13-Diego-Lopez/22-Alex-Vidal, 24-Selhi-Gomez, 4-Cavrera, 3-Pedrosa/10-Dadell, 20-Bar Ray/23-Embalba, 21-Melamed, 9-Puado/11-De ThomasReturn to Sohu, see more
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