Barcola leads Liverpool to 6-3 rout of Lask Linz with a hat-trick in the Champions League

Liverpool secured a big win over hosts Lask Linz by 6-3 in the match that brought them together in the second round of the league phase of the UEFA Champions League, which was held on 14 October 2026 and kicked off at 19:45 Damascus time.

Star man Bradley Barcola was the standout performer in this win after scoring a complete hat-trick against Lask Linz, with his goals coming in the 24th, 37th and 66th minutes of the match.

Liverpool opened the scoring through Ronald Federico Araujo da Silva in the 22nd minute, before Barcola added two goals in a row in the 24th and 37th minutes to give his side a comfortable lead in the first half.

In the second half, Jeremie Agyekum Frimpong extended Liverpool's lead with a goal in the 51st minute, before Robert Jubicic pulled one back for Lask Linz in the 63rd minute.

Barcola returned to score his third goal, and his personal third, in the 66th minute, before Luis Comas added Liverpool's sixth goal in the 72nd minute.

In the final minutes of the match, Florian Flecker managed to score two goals for Lask Linz in the 74th and 77th minutes, but that was not enough to avoid a heavy defeat against Liverpool.