Nigeria teenage star Samuel Chukwueze scored his second La Liga goal for Villarreal on Sunday as the Yellow Submarines defeated Real Betis 2-1 to record their first home win of the season.
The game was Chukwueze’s third in the La Liga this season.
Gerard Moreno shot the hosts Villarreal into the lead in the 52nd minute before the Nigerian international Chukwueze doubled the lead two minutes later.
The in-form forward received the ball on the right side inside the 18-yard box a curled an unstoppable shot into the net with his left foot for his fourth goal in all competitions this season.
Giovani Lo Celso reduced the deficit in the additional time with a stunning strike.
Chukwueze scored his first La Liga goal on the 11th of November, 2018 for Villarreal in their 2-2 draw with Rayo Vallecano and made his international debut for the Super Eagles nine days later against Uganda.
Villarreal moved up to 16th in the Spanish La Liga log with 14 points from 13 games.
In Belgium, Victor Osimhen came off the substitute’s bench to score his sixth league goal of the season for Sporting Charleroi who defeated Lokeren 4-2 in a six-goal thriller on Sunday.
Osimhen replaced Adama Niane in the 70th minute and made it 3-1 for Sporting Charleroi in the 81st minute after goals from Cristian Benavente and Cristian Benavente had canceled out Guus Hupperts opener in the 16th minute for Lokeren.
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