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Ajax’s Haller battles Lewandowski and Nkuku for Champions League prize

Having scored four goals against Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday, the Cote d'Ivoire striker is up for an individual award

Ajax forward Sebastien Haller has been shortlisted for the Champions League Player of the Week.

In his debut in the European competition, the Cote d’Ivoire international found the net on four occasions as the Dutch elite division side decimated hosts Sporting Lisbon 5-1 at the Estadio Jose Alvalade.

That saw him become the second player after Netherlands great Marco van Basten to score four times on a Champions League debut.

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Moreover, he became the first African to score at least four goals in a match in the tournament’s history.