Neves, Mbappé, Sauzée... They got 10 in "L'Équipe"

Toulouse-PSG, 3rd day of Ligue 1 2025-2026: 3-6

Three goals, including a shot into the top corner from 20 meters (78th) and two acrobatic overhead kicks (7th and 14th) while he is only 1.74 m tall: Joao Neves delivered a great performance against TFC on Saturday evening (6-3) . Well beyond his brilliant performances, the Portuguese PSG player shone with his energy at the heart of the game, serving as a technical relay for his teammates, also pressing the Toulousains very high up.

PSG-Inter Milan, 2024-2025 Champions League final: 5-0

A two-time goalscorer and assist provider at 19, Désiré Doué put in a dazzling performance against Inter Milan (5-0). Starting with Luis Enrique, who also scored a 10 that night , the French striker became the first player under 20 to score at least three goals in a Champions League knockout match. A performance all the more eloquent as it came in the Champions League final.

Auxerre-PSG, 14th day of Ligue 1 2024-2025: 0-0

Ultra-dominated by PSG, Auxerre held firm thanks to their goalkeeper, Donovan Léon, in a state of grace. The 32-year-old goalkeeper from Icaunais, who is in his first season as a Ligue 1 starter, recorded a flawless performance with 11 saves and disgusted PSG.

Atalanta Bergamo-Bayer Leverkusen, 2023-2024 Europa League final: 3-0

The Nigerian achieved a rare feat: scoring a hat-trick in a European competition final. This has only happened six times, and the previous one was in 1975, when Jupp Heynckes scored three goals for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Champions League final (0-0, 5-1 against Twente). Against Leverkusen (3-0), Ademola Lookman was remarkable, deciding the outcome of the match almost single-handedly, with two exceptional goals (26th and 75th). Atalanta Bergamo were able to win their first European Cup without a second of a second against a German team that had been undefeated all season.

Manchester City-Red Bull Leipzig, 2022-2023 Champions League Round of 16 second leg: 7-0

Simply monstrous. Erling Haaland is an alien who is having an exceptional season with City. Against RB Leipzig , without seeming to touch it, he scored a historic quintuple (22nd, 24th, 45th+1, 55th, 57th) before coming off just after the hour mark to the cheers of an entire stadium. The Norwegian joins a very exclusive club, made up of Lionel Messi and Luiz Adriano. They are now three to have scored a quintuple in a Champions League match.

Croatia-Brazil, 2022 World Cup quarter-finals: 1-1 (4-2 on penalties)

With eleven saves recorded during the match, the Dinamo Zagreb goalkeeper played his role as a bulwark perfectly. Livakovic (27) was the one who disgusted the Brazilians, preventing them from continuing their path to a sixth star. After making two saves against Neymar, he finally gave in during extra time against the PSG striker, but he became his nation's hero by stopping Brazil's first shot, from Rodrygo, in the penalty shootout.

Manchester City - Manchester United, Matchday 9 of the 2022-2023 English Championship: 6-3

Erling Haaland dominated the derby, adding his third straight hat-trick at home in the Championship - a header (34th) and two left-footed shots (37th, 64th) - to two perfect assists for Phil Foden (44th, 72nd). Increasingly complete and increasingly integrated into his team's sparkling play, he has 17 goals in 11 matches this season, including 14 in 8 Premier League games. Lunar!

Nantes-PSG, 25th day of Ligue 1 2021-2022: 3-1

While FC Nantes delivered an exceptionally masterful performance to dominate PSG and lead 3-0 at halftime, Alban Lafont proved absolutely imperious against the Parisian waves. Facing Bernat, Messi, Mbappé, Gueye, and even Neymar, the Canaries goalkeeper won every duel with incredible authority. The PSG players were disgusted. While Neymar managed to reduce the deficit without Lafont being held responsible, he saved a few minutes after a particularly poorly taken penalty from the Brazilian. At the end of the match, Lafont again intervened against Messi, Draxler, and Di Maria. Impassable!

France-Kazakhstan, 9th day of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup: 8-0

Mbappé delivered an exceptional match. He achieved everything with his historic quadruple: two right-footed volleys from Theo Hernandez and his partner for the evening, Coman. The Parisian's timing was perfect for his third goal, heading a cross from the Munich right-back. He became the decisive passer in the second half, delighting Benzema. Already close to a quadruple with a cross-shot shortly after the hour mark, he scored his fourth goal late in the match, just before stepping down to the cheers of the Parc des Princes.

Tottenham-Bayern, 2nd day of the group stage of the 2019-2020 Champions League: 2-7

Before that wild night at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium , Serge Gnabry had never scored a single goal in the Champions League. He opened his scoring tally in Bayern Munich's impressive 7-2 victory over Spurs, and in what style! Gnabry scored his first Champions League hat trick since Cristiano Ronaldo's in December 2015. "I never dreamed of it," said the young Bavarian after his high-flying performance. Having arrived at Bayern last season, he is positioned as a worthy successor to Arjen Robben. At 24, he is one of the club's promising prospects, having been chasing a Champions League victory since 2013.

Ajax-Tottenham, 2018-2019 Champions League semi-final second leg: 2-3

An exceptional half, a night for history. A year and a half after leaving PSG for €27 million, Tottenham's 26-year-old Brazilian striker scored an unexpected hat-trick that (almost) came down to him to send Spurs to the Champions League final for the first time, while Ajax led by three goals over the two legs. And given Lucas's effort throughout the match, he deserved it.

Real-Ajax, 2018-2019 Champions League round of 16 second leg: 4-1

Already magnificent in the first leg, the 30-year-old Serbian striker played the perfect match. One of those that will mark a career and make him a highly sought-after player. He provided two assists and scored the third goal with a sublime left-footed shot from sixteen meters out. The Serbian international also produced some delightful moves, such as this roulette past Casemiro for the second goal or this same move, again, in front of the Real Madrid area in the second half.

PSG-Dijon, 21st day of Ligue 1 2017-2018: 8-0

The Brazilian prodigy, who arrived from Barcelona in the off-season and scored four goals and provided two assists, was the key figure in PSG's biggest home victory against Dijon (8-0). However, he was booed by a section of the Parc des Princes as he took the penalty to make it 8-0 in the 83rd minute, leaving Edinson Cavani poised to become the club's all-time leading scorer.

Guingamp-Nice, 11th day of L1, 2014-2015: 2-7

The Brazilian midfielder became the first player to achieve a 10/10 rating in the French Championship. Against Guingamp, he scored five goals. A similar performance was found on April 28, 1984, when Tony Kurbos scored six goals in Metz's 7-3 victory over Nîmes.

Borussia Dortmund-Real Madrid, 2012-2013 Champions League semi-final second leg: 4-1

The real tormentor of the Madrid side in this semi-final, the Pole also became the ninth player in the history of the Champions League to score four goals. At the end of the match, he came close to scoring a fifth goal.

Barcelona-Leverkusen, 2011-2012 Champions League round of 16 second leg (7-1) and Barcelona-Arsenal, 2009-2010 Champions League quarter-final second leg (4-1)

Messi is a player apart. He is the only player to have received a 10 rating from L'Equipe twice. On March 7, 2012, the Argentinian prodigy crushed Leverkusen by scoring a whopping five goals, a Champions League record, and then in April 2010, he scored all of Barça's goals against Arsenal (4-1) in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Nantes-Aarhus, 1997-1998 UEFA Cup Round of 32 second leg: 0-1

He's a forgotten goalkeeper. His most famous achievement: scoring a goal with his club Aarhus against Odense. In France, he's remembered by spectators at the Beaujoire for having driven the Nantes strikers crazy one evening in September 1997 in the UEFA Cup Round of 32. A 1-0 victory and the Danes' qualification after a 2-2 draw in the first leg.

Russia-Cameroon, 1994 World Cup: 6-1

Five goals in a World Cup match in 1994. And against a major African nation, Cameroon. Frankly, it's hard to beat. Admittedly, the context was unusual, with Russia and Cameroon already eliminated from their group, beaten by Sweden and Brazil. But the Russians didn't insult the competition. Salenko was thus able to secure a ticket to history. The Cameroonians, on the other hand, took a collective journey to ridicule.

France-Greece, 1988 Euro Under-21 final: 3-0

Ah! How beautiful it was, that French U21 European champion team! A veritable nest of Sochaux players and ex-players, like Sauzée, who had just joined Marseille. Two cannonball goals scored by the latter. One per half. German-style goals. Shots from 25 meters, then from 20 meters. And what activity in midfield!

France-Greece, 1988 Euro Under-21 final: 3-0

Bruno Martini, a substitute for the suspended Claude Barrabé, was the key figure in this final. He made a string of decisive saves on Greek counterattacks. Impeccable on the line.