UCL 2026-27: Barcola hat-trick helps Liverpool thump LASK; Player ratings

Liverpool's Bradley Barcola celebrates after scoring his side's third goal against LASK. | Photo Credit: AP

Bradley Barcola scored a hat-trick as Liverpool coasted to a 6-3 win against Austria’s LASK in their UEFA Champions League 2026-27 fixture at the Raiffeisen Arena on Wednesday.

They were his first goals for the club since joining from Paris Saint-Germain in the offseason. Ronald Araujo also got his first Liverpool goal as he broke the deadlock with a header from a corner, less than two minutes before Barcola scored in the 24th minute from a lay-off by Lewis Koumas.

Ryan Gravenberch struck the post before Barcola got his second in the 37th minute, finishing with aplomb after being played through by Florian Wirtz. Jeremie Frimpong, one of the smallest players on the field, headed Liverpool’s fourth off the right post early in the second half.

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Robert Ljubicic pulled a goal back in the 63rd, a minute after coming on as a substitute, before Frimpong gave Barcola a simple tap-in to complete his hat-trick in the 66th minute. Koumas was left free to get Liverpool’s sixth six minutes later – it was the 21-year-old forward’s first Liverpool goal.

But Florian Flecker – another LASK substitute – got the biggest cheer when he scored his team’s second with a diving header in the 74th minute, four minutes before he got another to complete the scoring.

ROMA VS LIVERPOOL PLAYER RATINGS

LASK

Jungwirth (4.3), Mbuyamba (4.7), Alemao (6.0), Andrade (4.2), Jorgensen (5.9), Dibango (9.2), Danek (6.6), Bogarde (6.1), Schopf (6.3), Lang (5.8), Adeniran (6.5)

Substitutes: Flecker (8.5), Ljubicic (7.3), Elfadli (6.0), Kalajdzic (6.2), Kane (No rating)

Liverpool

Alisson (5.9), Frimpong (9.1), Araujo (8.2), Jacquet (7.0), Tsimikas (8.7), Nyoni (7.4), Gravenberch (7.6), Koumas (8.3), Wirtz (8.6), Ngumoha (7.5), Barcola (9.6)

Substitutes: Gomez (6.2), van Dijk (6.0), Muñoz (6.5), Mac Allister (No rating), Chambers (No rating)