At 04:00 Beijing time on January 22, the 22nd round of La Liga, Espanyol played at home against Real Betis. In the first half, De Thomas took the lead in breaking the deadlock for Espanyol, Iggy

At 04:00 Beijing time on January 22, the 22nd round of La Liga, Espanyol played at home against Real Betis. In the first half, De Thomas broke the deadlock for Espanyol first, while Iglesias and Rodriguez scored goals to help Betis come back. In the second half, Iglesias scored twice, Willian José scored, De Thomas was sent off for a red card, and Wu Lei did not play for seven consecutive rounds of substitutes, and finally Espanyol lost 1-4 to Betis, winning three consecutive rounds.