SUPER Eagles’ winger Samuel Chukwueze was in action for
52 minutes as Villarreal recorded a 3-1 victory over Getafe at the Coliseum
Alfonso Pérez on Wednesday night to maintain their push for a Champions League
spot.
Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports that the Nigeria international who made his 34th La Liga appearances
for the Yellow Submarines was replaced by Moi Gomez in the 52nd
minutes while the game was still goalless.
The change however paid off for Coach Javi Calleja as Santi
Cazorla put Villarreal ahead from the penalty spot in the 66th minute. The
Spanish midfielder then restored their advantage with a second spot-kick in the
86th after Hugo Duro had equalised for Getafe in the 80th.
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| Villarreal players celebrating the victory in the dressing room |
Ruben Pena sealed Villarreal's sixth win in eight matches
by scoring in added time as they provided the perfect response to their 4-1
defeat to Barcelona on Sunday, which was their first loss since the season
resumed after the coronavirus stoppage.
Chukwueze’s compatriot, Oghenekaro Etebo was not
available for Getafe. The Super Eagles midfielder is yet to fully recover from
a muscle injury.
The 24-year-old suffered the injury in the team’s 2-1 win
over Real Sociedad on June 29, and missed the 1-0 loss to Real Madrid and the
goalless draw away at Osasuna last weekend.
Wednesday’s victory took fifth-placed Villarreal on to 57
points, three behind Sevilla who occupy the final Champions League berth but
have a game in hand.
Getafe's hopes of qualifying for Europe's elite
competition for the first time are all but over, however, as they were left
sitting sixth in the table on 53.
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