Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze netted his first La Liga goal for the season as Villarreal suffered a disappointing 3-1home defeat against Barcelona on Saturday, www.owosports.com.ng can report.
The 2015 FIFA U17 Worldcup winner came off the bench in the 65th minute to score Villarreal’s equalizer in the 76th minute after Frenkie de Jong had fired the visitors ahead in the 48th minute.
Late goals from Memphis Depay and Philip Coutinho gifted Xavi Hernandez his second win as coach of Barcelona as the game ended 3-1.
The goal was Chukwueze’s 3rd goal against the former Champions in recent meetings.
The victory took Barcelona to 7th on the log with 23 points, 7 points adrift of league leaders, Real Madrid who play Sevilla on Sunday.
On the other hand, Villarreal are on 12th position with 16 points.