Joining Salah and Mané: Bradley Barcola writes his Name in Liverpool history

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French international Bradley Barcola became the eighth Liverpool player to score a UEFA Champions League hat-trick during Wednesday's 6-3 win over LASK.

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A clinical Hat-Trick in Austria

Barcola scored his first goals in a Liverpool shirt to lead the Reds past Champions League newcomers LASK at the Raiffeisen Arena in Matchday 2 of the league phase.

After Ronald Araújo opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, Barcola struck twice before halftime in the 24th and 37th minutes to put the visitors in complete control. Jeremie Frimpong added a fourth shortly after the restart and following Robert Ljubičić's goal for the hosts, Barcola completed his treble in the 66th minute.

Lewis Koumas also found the net for Liverpool before a late brace from Florian Flecker brought the final score to 6-3.

Eighth Player in Liverpool History

According to statistics provider Opta, Barcola is the eighth different player in Liverpool history to score a hat-trick in the UEFA Champions League proper excluding qualifying rounds.

The French winger joins an elite list of Liverpool forwards that features Egyptian international Mohamed Salah who famously scored the fastest hat-trick in Champions League history against Rangers during the 2022 /23 campaign.

The group also includes former Anfield standouts Sadio Mané, Philippe Coutinho, and Diogo Jota.

What happens next?

The victory in Linz gives Liverpool two wins from their opening two fixtures in the Champions League league phase building on their 2-1 Matchday 1 triumph over Atlético Madrid at Anfield.

The strong European run provides a welcome boost for the Reds standing in contrast to their uneven start in the Premier League.

Liverpool will now shift their focus back to domestic action when they travel to face Brentford on 17 October before returning to Anfield to host Villarreal in the third round of the Champions League on 20 October.

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