LASK 3-6 Liverpool: 5 things learned as Bradley Barcola makes history in six-goal blitz

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In Wednesday's early kick off from the Champions League, most forecast a pretty routine Liverpool victory against competition debutants LASK in Linz. On the continent, this is their first-ever Champions League campaign, while they have now won only one of their last 14 European matches.

Bradley Barcola can be the real dealBradley Barcola’s first ever senior hat-trick ⚽️He’s been unplayable 🔥📺 Stream now on TNT Sports & HBO Max pic.twitter.com/UMhUDmGPo9— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) October 14, 2026Just when fans were getting a bit tetchy about Bradley Barcola's lack of end product, well he certainly silenced the doubters. By the end of the night, he had a hat-trick to his name, Barcola's maiden as a senior professional, the first Liverpool player to leave a Champions League game with a match ball since Luis Díaz two years ago.

Florian Wirtz is fantastic... when given time and space Partnership building... 👀Florian Wirtz and Bradley Barcola link up for Liverpool’s third 🔥📺 Stream now on TNT Sports & HBO Max pic.twitter.com/UJC9VW82Q8— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) October 14, 2026While he faded after the break, in that first half especially, Florian Wirtz looked like the player Liverpool signed from Bayer Leverkusen. Top spot in the Champions League is an achievable aim Few Liverpool fans believe they are among the very best teams in Europe at this moment in time, but the Reds have to be in the running to top the gigantic Champions League table.