It was a near-perfect La Liga opener for the Catalans under new coach Ronald Koeman
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Real were severely weakened by six injuries to attacking players and fell behind in the 11th minute
Since Zidane was reappointed, Bale has only played 90 minutes in three of his nine games in charge
Enterprising Villarreal winger, Samuel Chukwueze, has opted to feature for the Super Eagles in the fast approaching AFCON 2019 in Egypt.
“It is a little dilemma that we must try to fix and hopefully there will be a good solution,” Nigeria’s Coach Gernot Rohr told BBC Sport.
Napoli, chasing their first European title since Diego Maradona’s team won the old UEFA Cup in 1989, were drawn against Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the Europa League on Friday.
The 51-year-old led Villarreal to a top-four finish in La Liga last season
Jurgen Klopp’s side earned a place in the final four after coming from 3-1 down to beat Dortmund 4-3 on the night and 5-4 on aggregate
Uche has so far banged in six goals in all competitions for the Yellow Submarines this term
The midfielder’s return erased doubts over how serious the injury he copped in Germany last week was
Super Eagles’ coach Stephen Keshi has explained that Villarreal striker Ik Uche wanted an apology to return back to the national team.
Villarreal dominated the first half powered by the excellent Giovani Dos Santos, Moi Gomez and Manu Trigueros
Ik Uche, Jonathan Pereira, Bruno Soriano and Jaume Costa scored for Villarreal, as the Rayo defence collapsed, following the rather harsh sending-off of Anaitz Arbilla
But Uche was dismissed with his second booking in the 85th, and five minutes later Castro headed home Didac Vila’s cross to level
Uche broke free in the area in the 10th minute and was brought down by goalkeeper Keylor Navas, who was shown a direct red card.
Bruno Soriano stroked in the penalty kick after Javi Jimenez replaced Navas
Bruno Soriano miss-hit a pass into the area but the loose ball rolled to Uche inside the box to score the 90th minute winner in a matchup of Mediterranean coast clubs at the Martinez Valero Stadium