40 million Chinese view the debut of their countrymen in Spain

All this for a very special reason. Wu Lei, the new transfer of January, debuted with Espanyoli's team to Villarreal at Estadio de la Cerámica.

Only 12 minutes of play for a record audience so far in La League, until more than 40 million Chinese people have followed it through television screens, Periscope broadcasts.

Marca writes that his presentation to the Catalan team was attended by no less than 350 million viewers, meanwhile, received over 520,000 reactions to social networks such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

The 27-year-old played for Shanghai SIPG most of his career, where he held 296 matches and scored 151 goals.

Wu Leigh has chosen the number 24 in Espanyol's fan, while he is a regular player in China's national football. /Periscopi/