Nilmar was delighted with his scoring debut for Villarreal in Friday's friendly victory over Juventus.

"I am very happy with my debut and the team's game versus a great side like Juventus. I could not dream of a better debut," smiled Nilmar.

"I liked our play, which was very fast and with many more options to score more goals. This game will give us great confidence to face the competitions we will have this year."