TOULOUSE, France :Joao Neves netted a brilliant hat-trick as French champions Paris St Germain secured a crushing 6-3 Ligue 1 victory at Toulouse on Saturday in a match involving three penalties.

Portuguese midfielder Neves lit up the opening stages with spectacular strikes in the seventh and 14th minutes, before completing his treble with a powerful late shot to register PSG’s sixth goal.

Bradley Barcola doubled PSG's lead in the ninth minute before Neves claimed his second, and Ousmane Dembele's penalty put PSG 4-0 up in the 31st minute.

Toulouse pulled one back through Charlie Cresswell before the break and PSG keeper Lucas Chevalier saved a twice-taken penalty from Cristian Casseres Jr.

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