Liverpool's Bradley Barcola hailed for match-winning performance in Liverpool win over LASK Linz

By Matt Law | 15 Oct 2026 08:51, Last updated: 15 Oct 2026 08:53

Bradley Barcola scored his first elder hat-trick connected Wednesday evening, netting a treble successful Liverpool's 6-3 triumph implicit LASK Linz successful the Champions League.

It would beryllium just to accidental that it has been a dilatory commencement to his Liverpool career, and the France planetary has already travel successful for immoderate disapproval for his aboriginal signifier astatine Anfield.

Barcola is yet to ignite successful the Premier League, but helium answered his critics with an fantabulous show successful the Champions League connected Wednesday.

The 24-year-old's pace, trickery and question was connected afloat display, portion the extremity merchandise was besides there, arsenic Liverpool bounce backmost from a Premier League decision to Manchester City.

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What did French media accidental astir Barcola's performance?

The French media person been hugely complimentary astir Barcola's show successful the Champions League.

Foot Mercato went with the space of the lucifer being a large breakthrough for the attacker pursuing what has been a pugnacious commencement to his vocation astatine Anfield.

Goal.com Francais praises his objective finishing, question betwixt the lines and changeless threatening of the LASK defence during the European contention - helium was handed a standing of 10/10 and was described arsenic being "always a threat".

Roundtable Sports besides hailed Barcola's match-winning performance.

What did Iraola accidental astir Barcola's performance?

As expected, Liverpool caput manager Andoni Iraola was afloat of praise for Barcola for his hat-trick, portion helium besides noted Florian Wirtz's performance.

"I'm truly blessed for Bradley due to the fact that you were asking maine yesterday astir him not making the numbers, besides Florian [Wirtz]. I deliberation some of them contiguous played really, truly well," Iraola told reporters.

"I deliberation they made a difference. Bradley isolated from the hat-trick, I deliberation helium was a menace ever – one-v-one, threatening successful behind. Also Flo helped america a batch to power the game, uncovering the pockets. I'm blessed for some of them. 

"I deliberation their confidence, for sure, is precise good. I deliberation they consciousness that we spot them a lot. But astatine the end, to bask a small spot playing successful the Champions League away, I deliberation it's going to beryllium precise bully for them."

Both Barcola and Wirtz volition present beryllium looking to physique connected affirmative performances erstwhile Liverpool proceed their Premier League run against Brentford connected Saturday afternoon.