CELTIC striker Moussa Dembele was in lethal form for France Under-21s on Monday as he scored a hat-trick in 12 minutes against Slovenia.
The 21-year-old put the Slovenians to the sword by netting from the penalty spot, finishing neatly at the back post and then curling in a spectacular third from 20 yards out.
All three strikes arrived in a 12-minute period at the end of the first half and helped France maintain their 100 per cent Euro 2019 qualifying record in Group 9.
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Fellow Hoops star Olivier Ntcham also featured, coming off the bench for the final 27 minutes to replace Tanguy NDombele.
Ntcham had been the star man last time out against Bulgaria, when he found the net with a superb free-kick.
France now have a five point lead over Slovenia at the top of their group after winning all five of their games, scoring 15 times in the process.
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