Nigerian winger, Samuel Chukwueze finally broke his La Liga scoring drought against Real Madrid on Saturday night in Villarreal’s fixture at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
The Nigeria international scored twice as Quique Setien recorded a 3-2 comeback victory the night.
The 23-year-old is one of the Yellow Submarine’s key players, but until this fixture none of his 19 goals Spanish elite division goals had been at the expense of Los Blancos.
The hoodoo was ended, however, after seven matches of failed attempts as he levelled matters for the visitors as he beat Thibaut Courtois from close range in the 39th minute – profiting from a shambolic defending by the hosts.
Carlo Ancelotti’s team had taken a 19th-minute lead after Pau Torres deflected the ball into his own net.
Three minutes into the second-half, Madrid took the lead after Vinicius Junior put the ball past goalkeeper Pepe Reina.
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Despite looking dead and buried, Setien’s side continued to attack in numbers. That paid off with twenty minutes left on the clock when Jose Luis Morales restored parity.
With the goal-laden cracker looking to end on a no winner, no-vanquished note, Chukwueze completed his double in the 80th minute by drilling arrowing into the top corner of Courtois from 25 yards.
In the process, the African became the second Villarreal player to score a brace in La Liga at the Santiago Bernabeu against Real Madrid, after Diego Forlan in May 2006.