Joao Neves scored a spectacular hat trick when Paris Saint-Germain hosted host Toulouse 6-3 in the French league on Saturday, and home fans at Lorient vs. Lille received a shock of the second half.
PSG remained perfect to surpass the competition with its third consecutive victory – and this time with many goals. PSG had started his deficiency defense with a non-convincing 1-0 win at Nantes, followed by the aiming of Angers 1-0 in his first home game in Ligue 1.
Neves was the striking artist on Saturday with the hat trick of the Portugal -midfielder, including a beautiful overhead kick in the seventh minute, another acrobatic attack in the 14th and a powerful shot in the upper corner in the 77th.
Ousmane Dembélé scored twice from the penalty place. Bradley Barcola also scored for PSG.
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PSG is at the top of the competition, two points ahead in second place Lille.
There were no goals in the first half of the match between Lorient and Lille – and eight after the interval.
Lille pressed the ballistic button to score five late goals in his 7-1 demolition of Lorient.
Host Lorient was still contrary after 76 minutes and back with 2-1 before Matias Fernandez scored his second goal of the game to bring the score to 3-1.
That was followed by four more goals for Lille, including a brace for Morocco -forecast Hamza Igamane, which made his competition debut for the club after he fell out with Scottish Side Rangers.
The three league games on Saturday produced a total of 18 goals, with Nantes Auxerre beating 1-0.
Published August 31, 2025
