Samuel Chukwueze helped Villarreal stretch their winning run across all competitions to five games after a 3-0 win over Granada in Saturday’s La Liga outing.
After starting Nigeria’s last two Africa Cup of Nations qualifying games against Benin and Lesotho during the international break, the 21-year-old started on the bench for Unai Emery’s side at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes.
He was later introduced for Ruben Pena in the 63rd minute after Gerard Moreno scored a hat-trick for the visitors.
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Moreno opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the ninth minute and he doubled the lead nine minutes later as Villarreal went into the break with a two-goal lead.