Barcola shines in Linz as Liverpool dominate LASK in Champions League

Under the lights of the Linz stadium, the supporters saw the young striker Bradley Barcola open the scoring for Liverpool, before netting three consecutive goals, thus achieving the first hat‑trick of his career, across all competitions. The match, played on Wednesday evening, formed part of the second leg of the Champions League and ended with a 6‑3 victory for the Reds over LASK.

Match timeline

After Araujo’s opening goal in the 21st minute, Barcola scored his first goal in the 36th minute, followed by a second in the 50th minute. Jeremie Frimpong added a goal in the 65th minute, and Barcola completed his hat‑trick in the 71st minute. Lewis Koumas wrapped up the evening with a fifth goal in the 72nd minute, taking the Reds’ total to six.

Players' reactions

Frimpong and Koumas also joined the celebration, each scoring once. For LASK, Robert Ljubicic opened the scoring in the 62nd minute, followed by two goals from Florian Flecker in the 73rd and 76th minutes, thus limiting the damage.

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Both teams fielded their starting eleven: LASK began with Jungwirth between the posts, backed by Joergensen, Mbuyamba, Tornich and Andrade, while Liverpool lined up Alisson, Frimpong, Araujo, Jacquet, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Nyoni, Barcola, Wirtz, Ngumoha and Koumas.

The match was refereed by Tobias Stieler, with three minutes of added time announced at the end of the game. Substitutions saw players such as Daniel Elfadli, Florian Flecker and N. Kane come on for LASK, as well as tactical changes at Liverpool with the introduction of Mac Allister and others.

This victory puts Liverpool, already victorious on the first European night, alongside Barça, Sporting and Arsenal at the top of the group in the Champions League phase.