Sébastien Haller makes CL history with first half brace for Ajax ⚡

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Emily Wilson·15 September 2021

Sébastien Haller makes CL history with first half brace for Ajax ⚡

Ajax’s 2021-22 UEFA Champions League campaign couldn’t have gotten off to a better start on Wednesday night.

The Dutch giants took a 1-0 lead over Sporting thanks to red alert forward Sébastien Haller just 68 seconds into the match.

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Not long after, the 27-year-old doubled their lead in the ninth minute making some significant Champions League history in the process.

His quick-fire double has been recorded as the fastest brace in the history of the competition.

9 - @AFCAjax' Sébastien Haller is the first player in the history of the Champions League to score a brace in his first 9 minutes of play in the competition. Welcome.
– Wednesday, 15 September 2021

And, if the night wasn’t already a memorable one for Haller, he later went on to bring his tally to four goals on his competition debut.

4 - @HallerSeb is only the second player to score four goals on his UEFA Champions League debut, and the first since Marco van Basten in November 1992 (for AC Milan v Goteborg). Astonishing.
– Wednesday, 15 September 2021

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