LASK 3-6 Liverpool: Bradley Barcola scores hat-trick as Florian Wirtz shines in Champions League victory

Bradley Barcola scored a hat-trick and Florian Wirtz shone after recent criticism as Liverpool thrashed LASK 6-3 to earn their second win in the Champions League. <p>Barcola kick-started his Liverpool career, having not scored or assisted in six appearances since his £123m move from Paris Saint-Germain, while Wirtz <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/video/13597964/jamie-carragher-calls-for-florian-wirtz-to-be-dropped-has-he-dominated-one-game-for-liverpool">responded to calls for him to be dropped</a> with a fine performance in what was expected to be a comfortable evening against the Austrian Bundesliga champions.</p><p>Liverpool had 19 shots in the opening period, a new record for an away team in the first half of a Champions League game, as Ronald Araujo headed in his first goal for the club before Barcola got off the mark with a tidy finish and then slotted in another from a Wirtz pass.</p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/linz-ask-vs-liverpool/live/7984702950653026232">As it happened</a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/linz-ask-vs-liverpool/teams/7984702950653026232">Teams</a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/linz-ask-vs-liverpool/stats/7984702950653026232">Stats</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/champions-league-scores-fixtures/2026-09-01">Champions League fixtures and results</a></strong> | <strong>Latest news: <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/live-blog/13025501/liverpool-transfer-news-rumours-and-gossip-live-updates-and-latest-on-deals-signings-loans-and-contracts">Liverpool</a></strong></li><li><strong>Not got Sky?