Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze was the protagonist as club, Villareal achieved a 2-0 victory over Almeria courtesy of his assists, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
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Chukwueze took his assist tally to ten after a brace of assists which aided the Yellow Submarines to a consecutive victory at the Estadio Mediterraneo on Saturday.
He assisted Gerard Moreno’s goal after 76 minutes before assisting Jose Luis Morales in the 88 minutes.
He becomes the first Nigerian player on record to reach 10+ goals and assists in a single season while playing for a top-five European league team.
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Chukwueze has now been involved in five of Villareal's goals in the last three matches.
By Uche Dozie