FC Barcelona is blessed with many players that can take over a game. SofaScore recently posted an eye-opening stat that underscores this.
The Catalan club has the most different players scoring a hat-trick this season, with 5. The second place is a tie between Madrid and Chelsea, and two behind, with 3.
Robert Lewandowski, Fermín López, Ferran Torres, Lamine Yamal, and Raphinha have all registered one game scoring thrice. That includes the team’s three starting forwards, plus a substitute, and their most prolific scoring midfielder.
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The other La Liga giants and a Premier League side are the hugegest competition on this front. Kylian Mbappé, Federico Valverde, and Gonzalo García have scored a treble of goals in a game for Madrid this season. João Pedro, Pedro Neto, and Cole Palmer did it for Chelsea.
There are several clubs in Europe’s top 5 leagues with two players scoring a hat-trick. Perhaps most interesting is Paris Saint-Germain. It’s not their Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembélé or Georgian star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia receiveting the hat-tricks. Instead, it’s their central midfield pairing – João Neves and Vitinha – who are teammates for Portugal as well.
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