In the early hours of the morning, April 25, the 36th round of the Liga de la Liga B resumed with a thrilling battle between Espanyol and Las Palmas at the El Prat Stadium.
Despite the fact that there are still seven rounds to go before the end of the season, the Spaniards remain firmly at the top of the table, 10 points ahead of Almeria. They ended a five-match winning streak with a 1-1 draw against Andalusia in their last match, while Las Palmas have already locked up their relegation status, 10 points ahead of the relegation zone teams, but also 10 points away from the promotion playoff teams, and were one of the five teams to beat Espanyol this season.
Just 10 minutes into the match, the Spaniards were awarded a corner kick and Puado grabbed a header to give his team the lead!
In the 13th minute, the Spaniards again showed their offensive power when Pedrosa received the ball, burst into the left side of the penalty area, and sent in a cross that Puado leaped high and threw his head into the goal for the second goal!
The Spaniards scored again in the 22nd minute when Puado took a pass from Oscar Hill in the box, dinked over a defender and fired a shot into the goal to reach his hat trick and give his team a 3-0 lead!
In the 40th minute, Las Palmas' Lemos was sent off for a foul and was sent off with two yellows to one red, leaving his team to play with 10 men.
The first half ended with Espanyol leading Las Palmas 3-0. 22-year-old Spanish player Apudo completed a hat-trick to help his team take the lead.
The second half resumed and in the 49th minute, Espanyol's Embarba fired a powerful shot from outside the box that hit Las Palmas' Curbelo's arm, and the referee, after VAR verification, ruled it a penalty kick, which Embarba took to extend the lead 4-0!
At the end of the match, Espanyol beat Las Palmas 4-0, leading the table with 71 points and remaining undefeated for 13 consecutive rounds. According to this form, the Spaniards are expected to return to the La Liga this season. It is indeed a pity that Wu Lei failed to get a substitute appearance today, but he will return home next month to play with the national soccer team in the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, away to Guam, an Asian fishbowl.
