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Villarreal stunned by Elche, now Chukwueze and Co await Barcelona for Redemption
Elche inflicted a stunning defeat on Villarreal on the weekend to compound Quique Setien’s worries as his facet have now misplaced in again to again video games in La Liga.
On Saturday on the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche put recorded an emphatic 3-1 victory in opposition to Villarreal.
The warning indicators have been apparent after the hosts raced to the lead contained in the opening three minutes, Pere Milla with the aim. However, Villarreal responded twenty minutes later from a Gerard Moreno strike.
Nevertheless, it could be Milla who would sink the Yellow Submarines on the day after he added two extra within the 45+3′ and 52nd minutes, each from the penalty spot at hand his facet their first win of the season.
The defeat for Setien’s males means they’ve now misplaced in again to again La Liga video games, following the slender 1-0 defeat to Rayo Vallecano on January thirtieth.
Villarreal, nonetheless, preserve fifth spot within the standings and are solely 14points off second positioned Actual Madrid.
In the meantime, on the evening Samuel Chukwueze performed 90 minute within the recreation, however the winger couldn’t influence on the sport for his facet.
Chukwueze was changed on the ninetieth minute for Diego Collado.
Subsequent for the Nigerian and his group, however specifically for the Supervisor, is a date this Sunday with La Liga leaders Barcelona at El Madrigal.
Quique Setien should plot the autumn of his former facet and keep away from a hat-trick of defeats, which may scupper the group’s European possibilities for subsequent season.
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