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UEL: Chukwueze Impresses For Villareal

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Samuel Chukwueze played a vital role as the Yellow Submarine progressed in Europe’s second-tier competition.

Samuel Chukwueze helps Villareal through to UEL last 8

Samuel Chukwueze supplied an assist as Villarreal defeated Dynamo Kyiv 2-0 in the second leg Round of 16 of the Europa League game on Thursday night.

The fleet-footed winger was given his sixth appearance in the European competition and caught the eye with an impressive performance to help his side advance into the quarter-finals of the tournament 4-0 on aggregate.

The Nigeria international hit the ground running and did not waste any time making decisive impact on the game when he set up Gerard Moreno in the 13th minute to open the scoring.

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Moreno then doubled the Yellow Submarine’s lead with a fine finish after receiving a timely assist from Parejo in the 36th minute.

After the restart, Villarreal pushed for more goals, but Dynamo Kyiv resisted their efforts to ensure the encounter ended in a respectable scoreline.