Ikechukwu Uche netted the equalizing goal for Villarreal in their 1 - 1 draw with Borussia <span>M&ouml;nchengladbach on Thursday night in the UEFA Europa League. <br /><br />Having passed a late fitness test, the Nigeria international came of the bench in the 67th minute, and it took him one minute before restoring parity for the <i>Yellow Submarine</i>.<br /><br />However, the 30 - year - old had to be substituted five minutes after he leveled the scoreline due to injury, having clashed with </span><br /><span><span>M&ouml;nchengladbach&nbsp; goalkeeper </span></span><span><span>Yann Sommer in the build - up to his goal.<br /><br />Villarreal will return home to continue preparations for their game on Sunday in the Spanish championship against Rayo Vallecano.<br /><br /></span></span><span><span><span class=\"notranslate\">Apollon Limassol, their next opponents in the Europa League, top the Group A standings following their 3 - 2 win over Zurich.</span><br /><br /></span></span><br />Photo Credit: <cite>villarrealcf.es</cite>