UCL: Chukwueze In Action As Villarreal Hold Juventus

  Samuel Chukwueze was in action for 90 minutes on Tuesday night for Villarreal in their round of 16 first leg fixture against Juventus at the Estadio de La Ceramica, BSNSports.com.ng reports. The match ended 1-1 with Dusan Vlahovic and Daniel Parejo scoring for Juventus and Villarreal respectively. Chukwueze put up a fine performance in the game and was a thorn in the flesh of Juventus defenders. The Spanish side were trailing from the first minute when Dusan Vlahovic scored the quickest Champions League debut goal to put Juventus ahead. But Villarreal drew level in the 66th minute when Giovani lo Celso sliced a shot in to put both sides on level ahead of the second leg. The Nigeria international was replaced by Yeremi Pino on the stroke of full time. The second leg will be played in Turin in three weeks, with both sides having equal chances as the away goal rule has been scrapped.