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AFC Champions League 2018: Toyota Player of the Week - Shanghai SIPG's Oscar

Shanghai SIPG have made a convincing start to their 2018 AFC Champions League campaign with two wins on the trot and now lead their group. 

The latest win, a 4-1 romp over A-League side Melbourne Victory, was also a statement of intent after a narrow win in the opening game. The mastermind behind the performance was former Chelsea midfielder Oscar. 

The Brazilian midfielder was an inspiration as he grabbed a brace in addition to creating several chances and should easily have scored a hat-trick on the night. 

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Oscar netted a pair of spectacular strikes, one of which was a spectacular curled effort. He also created an impressive six chances for his teammates, won four duels and tallied a passing accuracy of 82 per cent. 

He was simply sensational on the night for Shanghai SIPG and is aptly named this week's Toyota Asian Player of the Week! 

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