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For putting up heroic performance against Real Madrid last weekend that saw him score two goals against Real Madrid, Nigeria and Villareal of Spain left Winger, Samuel Chukwueze has been named in the La Liga Team of the Week.
Facts and statistics platform, whoscored.com published the list on its Twitter handle on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old was the only Villarreal player included in the Team of the Week which is in a 4-4-2 formation.
Chukwueze put in a five-star performance as he bagged a brace in Villarreal’s shock 3-2 win against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.
His first goal saw him receive the ball on the edge of the box, send a dummy to Nacho before slotting past Thibaut Courtois.
And with 10 minutes left he netted the winner after curling into the top corner beyond Courtois.
His two goals against Madrid took his tally in the league to six.
Also, he has now scored 13 goals in all competitions for the Yellow Submarine this term.