"Alas, how can I still be a little happy!" Dai Zhiwei thought this after watching Villarreal lose 0:1 to Athletic Bilbao in front of the TV and say goodbye to the Copa del Rey.

In this game, Athletic Bilbao, which reversed 3:2 away in the first leg, opened with Villarreal on both sides, but compared with the Athletic Bilbao striker who scored a goal, Villarreal's forward line was extremely uncompetitive, and in the case of 22 shots contributed by the overhead kick in the whole game, it was impossible to knock on the opponent's door, and finally could only swallow the bitter fruit of losing 0:1 and going out of the Copa del Rey.

In this game, because Dai Zhiwei had a cold, he did not go with the team, but the four strikers who started and came on as a substitute used their lame performance to tell Marcelino that they really couldn't compare with Dai Zhiwei, who scored on the field.

"Hey, maybe my starter is coming soon!" Dai Zhiwei said at home, "But let's take care of this damn cold first!" ”

Dai Zhiwei was right, early in the morning of the 21st round of La Liga against Espanyol, Marcelino announced in the dressing room that he was in the starting list for today.

Of course, Dai Zhiwei would like to thank Bakambu for spraining his ankle in training yesterday and was forced to take a standout.

"Alas, poor black boy." Dai Zhiwei is very active in his heart, "It's better to go to the Super League to make a lot of money, it's more suitable for you!" ”

In this game, head coach Marcelino fine-tuned the lineup, and the biggest change was that Dai Zhiwei partnered with Soldado in the front.

Espanyol line-up: Paulo; A-Gonzalez, Javi Lopez, Andia, Duarte; Bourgi, Pepe Diop, Asensio, Gerrard; Moreno, Caicedo

Villarreal line-up: Areola; Gaspar, Musacchio, Bailly, Costa; dos Santos, Suarez, Bruno Soriano, Trigueros; Soldado, Dai Zhiwei

In the pre-match player tunnel, Dai Zhiwei repeatedly sorted out his shoes and clothes, this time his upper body was changed to a short-sleeved Villarreal jersey, but he was wearing a warm sports tights inside, and the shoes under his feet were still his endorsement shoes, and the shin guards in the socks were inside - shin guards with a big hollow wing pattern.

This is the 361-degree football player series of shin guards he is looking for, and I heard that it sells well in China.

"Tsubasas, bless me!" Although he has already made his debut in La Liga and contributed a goal, Dai Zhiwei still has a sense of nervousness when he starts for Villarreal for the first time.

After Villarreal announced the starting list and confirmed that Dai Zhiwei would start his debut, Chinese domestic fans were boiling, and they came off the bench in the last game to kill the game, and this game made their debut, how long has it been since there have been such outstanding foreign players in Chinese football?

Today's Chinese fans are accustomed to the "gilded road" where their players sit on the bench after staying abroad, and it is rare to be among the squads and make their debut in the most friendly matches.

A competitive player like Dai Zhiwei is enough to make them feel crazy!

In addition, unlike the last match against Real Betis at 3:30 GMT, this match between Villarreal and Espanyol started at 1:15 GMT on Sunday, although this is also the time when most people fall asleep, but the enthusiasm of Chinese football fans makes them stick to the TV.

Of course, the sports channel of Huaxia TV chose to broadcast the game very well.

After the start of the game, the Spaniards sitting at home did not have the slightest fear of the Premier League giants Villarreal, and frequently attacked the opponent.

Dai Zhiwei also has a player to target him, but he doesn't think the striker-turned-Bulgui can have much of an impact on his attack.

In the 6th minute of the game, the Spaniards took the lead, and the fullback Duarte, who dribbled into the middle of the penalty area after covering the side, shot a long shot into the arms of Areola, which was not only the first goal of the game, but also kicked off the prelude to the attack between the two sides.

Three minutes later, Villarreal returned the color, Dai Zhiwei took advantage of the opportunity of Boulgi to cut back and catch a through ball from captain Bruno Soriano, burst into the box and grabbed a powerful left-footed volley from 15 yards on the left before the opposition central defender A-Gonzalez.

The Spaniard's goalkeeper had already surrendered to the powerful shot, but unfortunately the ball was slightly off the post, and Dai Zhiwei missed the opportunity to break the deadlock.

After that, the offensive of the two sides eased slightly, until more than ten minutes later, in the 21st minute of the first half, Villarreal launched another attack, Trigueros broke through the side and passed, Dai Zhiwei cleverly pushed the ball back behind him in the situation of A-Gonzalez in front and Bulgi in the back, Bruno Soriano's push from outside the edge of the middle of the penalty area was saved by the Spaniard goalkeeper Paulo, and then wrapped in his arms to confiscate the football.

Although Dai Zhiwei failed to break the Espanyol's goal in two consecutive attacks, whether it was his volley in the penalty area or Fang Cai's clever ball, it gave the opponent's back line huge pressure.

In the 28th minute, Espanyol central defender Andia finally brought down Dai Zhiwei with a behind-the-back tackle in a defense, and of course he couldn't escape the yellow card warning from the referee on duty.

However, if Andía and the Spaniard thought that they could make Dai Zhiwei timid with such a single move that could have caused him to be injured, then they could not have been more wrong.

In terms of the brutality of foul actions, the Super League is definitely not inferior to any top league!

Less than two minutes after Andya fouled him, Dai Zhiwei received the ball on the right side of the penalty area and a right-angle fake passed Andya like a stake, and then fired a powerful shot from 16 yards from the goal.

This action was direct, without hesitation, and was not moved by the opponent's last foul action, but unfortunately Dai Zhiwei's shot slid through the door again and did not make Andya deflated.

However, Dai Zhiwei's failure to break through the Espanyol goal does not mean that Villarreal also has no chance to score.

Just three minutes after Dai Zhiwei missed that opportunity, Villarreal took the lead in the 34th minute when Bruno Soriano passed the ball and Dai Zhiwei's toe stab from 15 yards out in front of Bulgi was saved by Espanyol goalkeeper Paulo.

Although Soldado's state declined like a fall, his consciousness was still there, and he grabbed the ball saved by the Espanyol goalkeeper at the first time and rushed to the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area to return the pass.

On Soldado's passing route, Dai Zhiwei was ready to shoot angrily!

"Huh?"

"Bang!"

Just as Dai Zhiwei was about to meet the ball and volley, a toe stabbed the football first, changed the flight route of the ball, and went straight to the net in the upper left corner of the goal!

Absolute dead end!

"Huh?" Dai Zhiwei was puzzled, because he didn't notice that there were Villarreal players by his side just now, who scored the goal?

Dai Zhiwei turned his head to observe, but saw the Espanyol defender A-Gonzalez who was holding his head and depressed.

It turned out that A-Gonzalez tried to clear before Dai Zhiwei's shot in the small penalty area, but ended up with an own goal.

1:0！

Villarreal are ahead of the home team!

"Huh." Dai Zhiwei smiled helplessly, not only scoring an own goal for the opponent, but also missing the opportunity to score the second goal in La Liga for himself.

However, Dai Zhiwei was amazed by A-Gonzalez's own goal, because if he had handled the ball by himself, he might not have been able to hit this shot so beautifully - its angle and power are all the best choice!

It seems that the conjecture that every Oolong defender has a top striker has a hidden talent is not unreasonable!

The Chinese fans who watched the game in front of the TV were cheering with suppressed voices, and they did not hesitate that it was now close to 2 o'clock in the morning.

Although this goal was not scored by Dai Zhiwei, it has a direct relationship with him - if it wasn't for the threat he gave to the opponent's goal, how could A-Gonzalez be forced to stretch his foot to clear?

Of course, this is completely different from the "indirect assists" created by the Chinese media for their own foreign players.

However, it is clear that forcing the opponent to score an own goal is not satisfied with the Chinese fans who are still supporting Dai Zhiwei in front of the TV at 2 o'clock in the morning, they would like to see Dai Zhiwei complete the goal!

If a striker doesn't score, what kind of striker is it?

After Espanyol defender A-Gonzalez broke the deadlock on the pitch for Villarreal, the attack of both sides became more rapid, but unfortunately neither side achieved anything.

In the second half, Villarreal took the lead, but Soldado's two long-range shots after the opening were missed.

"Ugh." Dai Zhiwei looked at Soldado's performance, and shook his head frequently, when the other party became famous in Real Madrid, he was still in elementary school, but unfortunately for so many years, he didn't expect it to be the peak of his debut.

Seeing Soldado's performance now, it is also a wake-up call for Dai Zhiwei.

However, Villarreal's continuous attacks also aroused the anger of the Spaniard's 39-year-old coach Sergio, so the Spaniards formed a big pressure posture, causing the Villarreal back line to be embarrassed. In the 58th minute, Trigueros was forced to commit a foul and was cautioned by referee Riley for a yellow card.

However, the Spaniards were not to be outdone, and three minutes later, Xavi Lopez also received a yellow card for a foul on Dai Zhiwei, who burst into the right side of the front of the penalty area.

This free-kick is in a good position, although it is unlikely that the free kick will go straight to the goal, but it is very suitable for crossing.

For a time, there was a lot of noise in front of the Spaniards.