Ferran Torres makes PSG history with hat trick in his Champions League debut

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 10). Ferran Torres makes PSG history with hat trick in his Champions League debut. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/ferran-torres-makes-psg-history-with-hat-trick-in-his-champions-league-debut/article_26a7b1a2-7e2d-58a2-a73e-9f8705c1dd0a.html

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Ferran Torres, who recently joined Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona, scored a hat trick in his Champions League debut against Slovan Bratislava on Wednesday. Torres is the first player in PSG history to achieve this feat and also became the club's first player to score in their Champions League debut since Neymar and Kylian Mbappe in 2017. The match saw PSG win 6-1, with Dembélé scoring two goals and setting up two more for Torres. Torres' hat trick was a notable achievement, given his previous role as a roaming forward who scored 65 goals in 207 games for Barcelona.
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Ferran Torres, a 26-year-old Spanish forward, made history by scoring a hat trick in his Champions League debut with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in a 6-1 win over Slovan Bratislava on Wednesday. This achievement marks the first time a player has scored three goals in their first Champions League match for PSG. Torres also became the first PSG player to score since Neymar and Kylian Mbappe did so against Celtic Glasgow on September 12, 2017. Prior to joining PSG, Torres was signed from Barcelona on a five-year contract, where he scored 65 goals in 207 games, including a career-high 21 goals last season. The hat trick is notable for Torres, who is more of a roaming forward than a prolific scorer, having said that his goal-scoring feat at the World Cup final was "scored by 47 million people," referring to Spain's population.

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Torres is also the first player to score during his Champions League debut with PSG since Neymar and Kylian Mbappe against Celtic Glasgow on Sept. 12, 2017.
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Ferran Torres makes PSG history with hat trick in his Champions League debut · assertive framing

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Just arrived at Paris Saint-Germain, Ferran Torres is already setting records. asserted
Torres → arrive → records
The World Cup final hero for Spain, Torres scored a hat trick in PSG’s 6-1 rout of Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League late Wednesday. asserted
Torres → score → League
He’s the first player in the club’s history to score three goals in his first Champions League match. asserted
He → ’ → match
Torres is also the first player to score during his Champions League debut with PSG since Neymar and Kylian Mbappe against Celtic Glasgow on Sept. 12, 2017. asserted
Torres → score → Sept.
Titleholder PSG bolstered its star-studded attack by signing Torres from Barcelona on a five-year contract this summer. asserted
PSG → bolster → contract
The 26-year-old forward scored Spain’s winning goal during extra time of the World Cup final against Argentina in July. asserted
forward → score → July
It was his only goal of the tournament and he said it was “scored by 47 million people,” referring to Spain’s population. asserted
it → say → population
More of a roaming forward than a prolific scorer, he netted 65 goals in 207 games for Barcelona, including a career-high 21 in all competitions last season. asserted
he → roam → competitions
Torres played briefly alongside PSG forward Ousmane Dembélé when the France star was at Barça. asserted
star → play → Barça
Dembélé scored PSG’s first goals of the new Champions League campaign against Slovan Bratislava and also set up a goal in each half for Torres. asserted
Dembélé → score → Torres
Torres seems to have settled in quickly in Paris. asserted
Torres → seem → Paris
He is only the second player in PSG history to score at least five goals in his first four matches across all competitions, after Zlatan Ibrahimovic. asserted
He → score → Ibrahimovic
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