La Liga Celebrates Samuel Chukwueze After Record-Making Night In Spain

The Nigerian youngster is back to his brilliant best, as he delivered a man-of-the-match performance to inspire the Yellow Submarines to a comprehensive victory in the derby

Samuel Chukwueze smashed in his first career double to guide Villarreal to a convincing 5-1 win away to local rivals Levante at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia in a La Liga clash on Sunday night.

Sergio Postigo’s own goal and a Gerard Moreno effort gave the visitors the lead, but Mickael Malsa reduced the deficit for Levante all inside the opening 21 minutes of the encounter.

Chukwueze then seized the game by its neck just past the hour mark, sweeping the ball past goalkeeper Aitor to make it 3-1. The ex-Golden Eaglets hero then completed his brace in the 75th-minute shortly after another Levante own goal on a history-making night for the youngster.

And according to Opta, Chukwueze is the youngest Nigerian to score a brace in La Liga in the 21st century.

That excellent record-setting display was acknowledged by La Liga on their official Twitter account, as they celebrated Chukwueze’s feat.

Apart from his two goals, Chukwueze was mainly unplayable in the 81 minutes he was on the pitch. The exciting winger took 18 touches, completing 81 per cent of his passes, winning seven duels, notching five successful dribbles while getting eight shots away.

The Nigerian lad will hope to keep up his brilliant performance levels when Villarreal next face Deportivo Alavés on April 21, before hosting Arsenal in the semifinals of the Europa League.

This post was last modified on April 19, 2021 9:19 am

Imhons Erons

Share
Published by
Imhons Erons

Recent Posts

Osimhen: Napoli star drops transfer hint as Man United and Chelsea prepare €75 million bid

Napoli-owned forward Victor Osimhen has sparked transfer speculation with a new comment about his future,… Read More

7 hours ago

Ghana 0-0 Nigeria: CHAN Eagles grab first-leg advantage in Accra against Black Galaxies

Nigeria forced Ghana to a goalless draw in the first leg of the qualifying playoff… Read More

7 hours ago

What Hakimi’s mother said after her son lost the CAF POTY Award to Lookman

Achraf Hakimi's mother, Saida Mouh, has revealed her son has moved on from the disappointment… Read More

7 hours ago

“I see similarities with Leicester” – Ex-Barcelona striker backs Ola Aina’s Nott’m Forest to win EPL title

Former Barcelona and England striker, Gary Lineker, has backed Taiwo Awoniyi and Ola Aina's Nottingham… Read More

8 hours ago

Two Premier League clubs ready to meet Napoli’s €75m asking price for Victor Osimhen

Two English Premier League sides, Manchester United and Chelsea, are prepared to meet Napoli's €75m… Read More

9 hours ago

Tolu Arokodare surpasses Stephen Keshi’s mark in Belgium as Genk humble Anderlecht

Tolu Arokodare delivered a man-of-the-match performance to inspire KRC Genk to a convincing 2-0 win… Read More

9 hours ago