Joao Neves scored a spectacular hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain beat host Toulouse 6-3 in the French league on Saturday, and home fans at Lorient vs. Lille got a second-half shock.
PSG stayed perfect to top the league with its third straight win — and this time with plenty of goals. PSG had begun its title defense with an unconvincing 1-0 win at Nantes, followed by edging Angers 1-0 in its first home game in Ligue 1.
Neves was the standout performer Saturday with the Portugal midfielder’s hat trick including a stunning overhead kick in the seventh minute, another acrobatic strike in the 14th and a powerful shot into the top corner in the 77th.
Ousmane Dembélé scored twice from the penalty spot. Bradley Barcola also scored for PSG.
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PSG tops the league, two points ahead of second-placed 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 its 7-1 demolition of Lorient.
Host Lorient was still in contention after 76 minutes and trailing 2-1 before Matias Fernandez scored his second goal of the game to make it 3-1.
That was followed by four more goals for Lille, including a brace for Morocco forward Hamza Igamane, making his league debut for the club after falling out with Scottish side Rangers.
The three league games on Saturday produced a total of 18 goals, with Nantes beating Auxerre 1-0.
Published on Aug 31, 2025