On the evening of April 17, Beijing time, the 32nd round of La Liga ushered in a focus battle, with Espanyol playing away to Atletico Madrid. In the end, the Spaniard encountered a huge controversy, and was crushed by Atletico Madrid on a penalty spot 1-2, and Wu Lei came off the bench to complete 3 shots without breaking the goal.
After the home win over Celta in the last round, espanyol reached 39 points, surpassing Celta to 11th place in La Liga, while leading the relegation zone by 11 points, and relegation is only one step away.
This round of Espanyol away to challenge the defending champion Atletico Madrid, winning can complete the relegation early, of course, Atletico have to compete for four, it is impossible to give a big gift to the Spaniard. Atletico Madrid currently has 57 points in 31 rounds, ranking fourth in the first round of the game with a goal difference advantage.
Wu Lei, who broke the goal drought in the last round, continued to serve as a substitute, missing the start of 22 consecutive La Liga rounds, and De Thomas and Puado formed a Espanyol double forward combination.
In the first half, the two teams had almost the same possession, with espanyol 48% and a slight lead of 4-3 on goal, and the score was still 0-0.
At halftime, Atletico replaced Carrasco, Griezmann and Cunha. In the 52nd minute, Cunha sent a short pass and Carrasco scored a volley from the penalty area to help Atletico take a 1-0 lead.
In the 69th minute, Dadel's long-range shot from outside the penalty area hit Kondobia, the referee awarded a foul and gave Kondobia a second yellow card, and Atletico Madrid's two yellows turned red and was sent off. In the 71st minute, De Thomas' free-kick was saved by Oblak, but still did not prevent the ball from entering the net, and espanyol equalized 1-1.
In the 80th minute, manager Moreno replaced Calero and sent forward Wu Lei, the goal to complete the reversal. In the 83rd minute, De Thomas scored the ball and Wu Lei inserted into the penalty area to poke the ball out of the goal from a small angle. In the 86th minute, Wu Lei received the ball and shot from a small angle in the penalty area was confiscated by the goalkeeper.
In the 96th minute, Atletico complained about espanyol's handball in the penalty area, the referee confirmed by VAR and changed the penalty, signaling De Thomas to touch the ball with his elbow, and then in the 100th minute, Carrasco took the penalty to help Atletico complete the whistle-beating 2-1, and manager Simeone ran wildly to celebrate.
In the end, the Spaniards turned 1 point into 0 points, and one more person advantage lost the game, of course, super long stoppage time is also one of the reasons for the loss.