The PSG forward continues to showcase his leadership with the Parisians, this time with a hat-trick that left no one indifferent.

Ousmane Dembele on Wednesday scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 4-1 win at VfB Stuttgart and qualified for the UEFA Champions League knockout stages.

Luis Enrique's PSG were in danger of also missing the cut in November before they completed a remarkable turnaround, winning their last three games and scoring 11 goals

STUTTGART: Ousmane Dembele scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 4-1 win at Stuttgart on Wednesday and qualified for the Champions League knockout stages. PSG were at risk of elimination after a disappointing group stage,

Ousmane Dembele played chief tormentor as Paris St Germain secured a playoff spot in the Champions League with a 4-1 away demolition of VfB Stuttgart on Wednesday.

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Paris Saint-Germain striker Ousmane Dembélé completed the second hat trick of his career Wednesday, and it was good timing for his team. The France forward achieved the feat in the 54th minute as PSG built a 4-0 lead at Stuttgart in their Champions League game.

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Ousmane Dembélé went full beast mode, bagging a hat-trick as PSG steamrolled Stuttgart to book their spot in the Champions League play-offs. The German side?

There were storylines across all 18 simultaneous kick-offs – not to mention 64 goals in total – but Aston Villa and Lille securing automatic qualification for the round of 16, as well as Manchester City coming from the elimination zone to reach the knockout phase play-offs, were among the headlines. UEFA.com rounds up all the action.

Arsenal secured a spot in the Champions League round of 16 as it rallied from a goal down to win 2-1 at Girona; Paris St Germain beat VfB Stuttgart 4-1 to move into the next round.

Paris Saint-Germain secured a Champions League playoff spot, impressively beating Stuttgart in Germany 4-1. Ousmane Dembele scored a hattrick, with Bradley Bar