Fans go wild as Villarreal’s Fornals scores 40-yard volley and performs outrageous piece of skill

Villarreal have had a mixed start to the La Liga season, but they produced an impressive performance as they beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 on Wednesday night. 

Although Ramiro Funes Mori and Karl Ekambi were also on the scoresheet, it was midfielder Pablo Fornals who was the centre of attention.

The 22-year-old opened the scoring with a phenomenal 40-yard volley that will surely rank as one of the standout goals of the season.

Fornals’ outstanding goal prompted a significant reaction on social media

Fornals also demonstrated his immense technical quality, with one skill move bamboozling an opponent. 

The goal that Fornals scored was just his fifth since joining Villarreal from Malaga in 2017, but it was certainly a significant one. 

Inevitably, Fornals’ performance drew a lot of attention on Twitter, with one user posting a clip of the skill move accompanied by the caption: ‘Pablo Fornals you dirty, dirty man’.

The 22-year-old emphasised his excellent technique with a superbly-executed skill move

Fornals’ skill proved far too difficult for the Athletic Bilbao defence to deal with

The Spaniard had an excellent game as he tormented the Athletic Bilbao back four

Fornals received much praise after he also performed a superb skill move in the La Liga clash

Another observer suggested that Fornals could be rewarded for his efforts at next year’s The Best awards. They wrote: ‘Puskas Award next year? Pablo Fornals.’

It was certainly a night of superb goals, with Eden Hazard scoring an excellent individual effort for Chelsea against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup.

One user indicated that Fornals’ goal was the better of the two. They wrote: ‘People are obsessing over Hazard’s goals and overlooking this worldie by Pablo Fornals Amazing …’.

Fornals will be seeking to produce another impressive performance when Villarreal return to action on Saturday with a home game against Valladolid.