Nigerian Players abroad Chukwueze Dazzles In Villarreal Victory Over Sociedad

Samuel Chukwueze continued his impressive performance with Vilarreal as he provided an assist in their 2-0 w8n over Real Sociedad on Thursday.

Chukwueze who was on target for the Yellow Submarines in their 2-1 defeat to Valencia last week Friday again dazzled  for his club.

The winger played full time as Villarreal intensified their preparation for next season with another friendly win over Real Sociedad at the Mini Estadi.

Chuwkwueze provided the assist for former Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin to score his first goal since his switch from Valencia.

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The pacy winger took on his attacker from the right flank before he delivered a low drive from the edge of the area to Coquelin just two minute of action.

The victory was cherished by Unai Emery who took from Javi Calleja at the end of the 2019-2020 season.

Emery while speaking with Villarreal official website www.villarrealcf.es noted  that the team is in the right direction.

“The team put in a good performance generally, with a lot of big players in the first half. 

We’re feeling good and we need to continue working like this,” he explained.

He said the hard work of his players paid off especially with the youngsters.

We’ve used a number of ways of playing with youngsters who have been getting up to speed.” He added: 

“The important players are getting match fitness and those who can have progressive importance are getting minutes and are gaining confidence.”

The former Paris Saint-Germain manager in his conclusion, underlined his trust in his side to continue growing ahead of the first LaLiga game of the season. 

Villarreal will play their final pre-season friendly on Saturday (8:30pm CEST) against Levante UD at the Mini Estadi at the Villarreal CF Training Ground (Ciudad Deportiva).


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