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Samuel Chukwueze makes Villarreal debut in Rangers stalemate

Samuel Chukwueze made his Villarreal debut as Rangers held the LaLiga side to a 2-2 home draw in Thursday's Uefa Europa League opener.

The Nigeria U20 winger signed for the Spanish outfit in 2017 and had since been starring for their reserves in the Spanish third tier.

In his first season, he made 11 Segunda B appearances, scoring two goals in the process and, although, was promoted to the senior side ahead of the 2018-19 campaign, he has played four times for the B side already.

On Thursday evening, the 19-year-old was brought on for Nicola Sansone in the 79th minute as the Yellow Submarines looked to grab the winner in after Steven Gerrard's men fought back twice to level 2-2.