Haller brace secures pinnacle spot for Ajax

Haller brace secures pinnacle spot for Ajax

The Dutch champions maintained their one hundred-percentage report in Group C with a fifth win in as many games. Haller has now scored a tremendous 9 goals in this season's opposition. Ajax most effective needed a point to make sure of pinnacle spot, however had been dealt an early blow as full-lower back Noussair Mazraoui handled from a nook and a penalty was presented following a VAR evaluation.

Algeria midfielder Rachid Ghezzal stepped up to lash a exceptional spot-kick into the pinnacle nook and provide Besiktas a twenty second-minute lead. An end-to-give up game saw Dusan Tadic and Mohamed Daramy each cross close for Ajax, but the first-rate risk for a 2d intention before the ruin fell to Besiktas striker Cyle Larin, only for the Canada worldwide's negative first contact to allow him down.

Ajax boss Erik ten Hag, related with the vacant Manchester United supervisor's job this week, despatched on Haller at half-time. The Ivory Coast ahead made an effect simply 9 minutes later, tapping in after a sweeping circulate.

Haller completed the turnaround midway thru the second one half of, rifling the ball into the pinnacle corner to draw degree with Bayer Munich striker Robert Lewandowski at the top of this season's Champions League goalscoring chart.

The former West Ham guy had any other attempt dominated out for offside past due on, however that did not dampen a first-rate trip for Ajax.

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