Bradley Barcola’s clinical hat-trick inspires Liverpool to 6-3 rout of Lask
Liverpool cleansed themselves from the stains of defeat by Manchester City at the earliest opportunity. A rampant display in Austria saw Bradley Barcola ignite his Liverpool account with the first hat-trick of his professional career and Andoni Iraola’s team devastate Lask’s big night in the Champions League. The major surprise was how the hosts managed to score three.
TL;DR
- Bradley Barcola scored the first hat-trick of his professional career.
- Lewis Koumas scored his first Champions League goal and assisted another, becoming Liverpool's youngest player to score and assist in a Champions League game.
- Liverpool recorded 26 shots, equalling their record for a Champions League away game.
- Ronald Araújo scored his first Liverpool goal, and Jeremie Frimpong also found the net.
- Lask managed to score three goals, with Florian Flecker scoring two late goals.
- Liverpool rested key players like Virgil van Dijk and Alexis Mac Allister ahead of their next league match.