Villarreal defeated Chidozie Awaziem’s Hajduk Split 2-0 at Stadion Poljud on Thursday night to advance to the group stage of the Europa Conference League with Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze opening his goalscoring account for the 2022-2023 campaign.
Chukwueze scored the Yellow Submarine’s second goal ten minutes into the second half, after Alfonso Pedraza broke the deadlock in the 37th minute.
Prior to the trip to Split, Chukweze’s other goal involvements in the new season were assists he registered against Hajduk Split in the first leg of the Conference League playoff and Real Valladolid on the opening day of La Liga.
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Villarreal made history following the win against Hajduk Split by becoming the first Spanish team to qualify for the group stage of the Europa Conference League.
The team coached by Unai Emery would have represented Spain in last season’s Conference League but earned a place in the Champions League instead after winning the Europa League.