VIDEO: Bakambu brace buoys Villarreal vs. Sparta Prague
Reuters
Villarreal leading scorer Cedric Bakambu bagged a brace for the sixth time this season, with the latest display of the Frenchman's affinity for goal-scoring coming in Thursday's Europa League semi-final first leg against Sparta Prague at the Estadio El Madrigal.
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Bakambu's second goal cancelled-out Jakub Brabec's effort on the stroke of halftime to put the Yellow Submarine in the driver's seat in the two-legged clash with the Czech champs.
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