Kylian McBarbie scored a hat-trick of three goals in the early hours of Sunday morning (12) to help Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) move to the top of the table with a 3-0 win over Reims, their fifth consecutive victory in the league. Kylian McBarbie also became the most capped player in Ligue 1 since 2000 with 8 hat-tricks.
Paris Saint-Germain lost to AC Milan in the UEFA Europa League last time out, but returned to Ligue 1 to regain their level of play, and it was Kylian McBarbee's 'personal touch' that led to a hat-trick in the opening three minutes of the match, followed by two more goals in the second half. According to Squawka, since 2000, Kylian McBarbie has 8 hat-tricks, surpassing former PSG scorer Ibrahim Ibrahimovic with 7 hat-tricks, and is the Ligue 1's 'hat-trick king', while Monaco striker Ben Yedda is in 3rd place with 5 hat-tricks.
In addition, McBarbie has scored 13 goals this season, becoming the first player to score 13 goals in the first 12 rounds of a Ligue 1 season since the 1971/72 season.
