#hat-trick

#hat-trick

AMSTERDAM -- With a hat trick, Victor Osimhen has moved atop the Champions League scoring table. The Nigeria striker netted all three goals in Galatasaray's 3-0 victory over Ajax in Amsterdam on Wednesday. Osimhen now has six goals this season in Europe's elite club competition. That's one more than Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland. The Istanbul club signed Osimhen to a permanent deal from Napoli in the summer for a record transfer fee in the Turkish League worth reportedly €75 million ($86 million).

Jack Hughes is one of the most dynamic players in the NHL and he submitted a dominant effort, capping off his hat-trick with an empty-net goal, as 30 seconds remained on the clock. Hughes used his tremendous speed to great effect and he crushed the Maple Leafs with the totality of his skill set. Toronto made it easy at times: Hughes walked in without much resistance for his first goal of the contest, wiring a shot cleanly past Anthony Stolarz.

Alvarez had opened the scoring in the 15th minute before Pep Chavarria's sensational strike and Alvaro Garcia's finish turned the contest on its head with 13 minutes remaining. However, Alvarez popped up with two goals in eight minutes late on to secure just Atletico's second win of the season, moving them up to ninth in the early LaLiga standings. Indeed, it was the Argentine forward's first career hat-trick in Europe's top five leagues across all competitions (166 appearances for Atletico and Manchester City).

Joao Felix scored a hat-trick on his Saudi Pro League debut as he led Al-Nassr to a thumping 5-0 opening-day victory over Al-Taawoun on Friday. Kingsley Coman also marked his league debut with a goal, while Cristiano Ronaldo also got in on the act to send Jorge Jesus' side to the summit of the early standings. Al-Nassr needed just seven minutes to open the scoring through Joao Felix, who was picked out by Angelo before firing a low left-footed effort into the far corner.

Cristiano Ronaldo netted a hat-trick in Al-Nassr's 4-0 pre-season friendly against Rio Ave, underlining that age is just a number. His performance included a header and a penalty after contributing significantly to the team's offense.

"It was important to sign off this year with the win. We're happy we put things right from the Iceland game."