It’s hard to start this Stats & Facts without talking about João Neves’ incredible night. The young Portuguese midfielder grabbed the spotlight with a thunderous hat-trick. Two spectacular overhead kicks and a top-corner screamer, not just a hat-trick, but three masterpieces delivered by PSG’s No. 87 on Saturday night.
He also became the first midfielder in the club’s history to score a hat-trick. It was the first of his career, and the very first of the 2025/26 Ligue 1 season. Hats off to Neves, named Man of the Match, who clearly looks eager to step things up compared to last year. But just how far can he go?
After winning their first two games of the season by the narrowest of margins, the Rouge et Bleu shifted into second gear. Six goals in Toulouse, including three inside the opening quarter of an hour, a first in the club’s history.
PSG have now scored in each of their last 23 Ligue 1 matches (63 goals), the longest active streak, and for the 7th time in 11 years, they’ve opened the season with three straight wins. Each time, Paris went on to be crowned champions…
And Chevalier? Not only is he strong on his line and with the ball at his feet, but he also managed to save the same penalty twice. A rare feat in football: the Paris goalkeeper denied attempts from two different Toulouse players (Magri and Casseres) just before the break, after referee Wattellier had ordered the spot-kick to be retaken.
Ousmane Dembélé has now been involved in 40 goals for Paris Saint-Germain in 2025 across all competitions (29 goals, 11 assists) - that's more than any other player in Europe’s top five leagues over that period.
Bradley Barcola was involved in his 50th Ligue 1 goal (24 goals, 26 assists), the 36th with Paris (19 goals, 17 assists). And Désiré Doué played his 46th match of 2025 with the club from the capital across all competitions. That's more than any other player in the European Top 5. In comparison, this was only Toulouse’s 24th match of the year.
