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Barcola nets first career hat-trick
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Liverpool sets new Champions League Record
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The Reds have now won their first two matches in the Champions League this season
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Wirtz shines after poor start to the season.
October 14, (THEWILL) – Liverpool’s new signing, Bradley Barcola, opened his goal-scoring account for the club with a stunning hat-trick in a 6-3 win over LASK in Austria.
The French international joined the club from PSG in a fee worth £106 million fixed base fee, potentially rising to £123 million with add-ons.
Prior to the encounter against LASK, Barcola had failed to record a goal or an assist as he battled to adapt to English football.
However, He found his bearing in Austria with a match-winning treble to lead Liverpool to their second win of the season in the Champions League and an immediate response after the 3-0 loss to Man City on Sunday.
Ronald Araujo opened the scoring for Liverpool in the 22nd minute with a well-placed header from Kostas Tsimikas’ corner.
Two minutes later, Barcola ended his Liverpool drought with a brilliant finish to make it 2-0.
He quickly added the third goal in the 37th minute before, assisted by Florian Wirtz.
The first half ended 3-0 in favour of Liverpool as LASK struggled to contain the English team.
Jeremie Frimpong made it 4-0 from another Tsimikas cross after the break six minutes after the break.
Robert Ljubicic reduced the deficit for LASK in the 63rd minute.
Three minutes later, Barcola completed his hat-trick when he finished off Frimpong’s ball with aplomb.
Young star Lewis Koumas added the last goal for Liverpool’s sixth of the night.
Florian Flecker scored two quickfire goals for LASK to make it 6-3 as Liverpool held on to seal a deserved victory.
Liverpool opened their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid.
In the other Champions League early Kick off match, Feyenoord earned a 3-2 win over Como at the Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam.
Top Stats From LASK vs Liverpool match, According to OPTA Stats.
19 – Liverpool have recorded the most shots by an away team on record in the first half of a UEFA Champions League away match (since 2003-04).
24 – Liverpool’s starting XI against LASK has an average age of 24 years and 186 days, their third-youngest ever for a UEFA Champions League game, older only than September 2001 v Borussia Dortmund (24y 136d) and December 2020 v Midtjylland (24y 26d).
Rio Ngumoha won more duels (8) and completed more take-ons (6) than any other Liverpool player against LASK.
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Bradley Barcola’s game by numbers vs. LASK:
19 touches in opp. box
5 shots
5 successful take-ons
4x possession won
4 shots on target
3 goals
2 chances created
His first senior hat-trick.
Lewis Koumas is just the second player aged 21 or younger to score and assist a goal in a UEFA Champions League match for Liverpool, after Steven Gerrard.
Bradley Barcola is the first player to score a Champions League hat-trick for Liverpool since Luis Diaz vs. Bayer Leverkusen in 2024.
He’s the first LFC player to score one away from home in the UCL since Mo Salah vs. Rangers in 2022.
Bradley Barcola is the 8th different player to score a hat-trick in the UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifiers) for Liverpool.
