Bradley Barcola was the great figure of Liverpool's triumph on Wednesday's visit to LASK Linz, scoring the first three goals in the reds sweater. Like you lost on your way to Rotterdam.
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14/10/2026
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O Liverpool follows wind in stern in this year's edition of the Champions League, and, at the end of the afternoon of Wednesday, achieved the second victory in so many other games held in the competition, by winning at the home of LASK Linz, by 3-6, in a game that was valid for the second round of the competition league phase and that was electric from the first to the last minute.
After an initial few minutes of great balance at the Raiffeisen Arena, located in the Austrian city of Linz, Liverpool fired at a raffle of the old and unresolved. The great figure of the match was even the French Bradley Barcola, who finally broke the gullet and debuted to score for the club's sweater that paid Paris Saint-Germain 125 million euros for their hiring in the summer of this year.
In a meeting that counted almost only on players who debuted on the side of the reds, Ronald Araújo took the first step. The Uruguayan central marked head on top of minute 22, assisted by a cross of Kostas Tsimikas after a corner.
After that, a genuine treaty of Bradley Barcola appeared in Austria. The French debuted with Liverpool's jersey at 24 minutes, before bisar at minute 37 with a left-foot shot in the center of the area, assisted by Florian Wirtz. In the second half, at minute 51, Jeremie Frumpong scored head-on after assistance from Tsimikas.
The LASK Linz gave the first look of his grace at the meeting with a goal of Robert Ljubic on the top of the 63th minute, but the afternoon was even Barcola that would reach the Hattrick on the top of the 66th minute, concluding a move that counted on the assistance of Fimpong.
Until the end, the Austrian team still scored two more goals. Florian Flecker was the goal man of the house team, two times at 74 and 77 minutes.
With this victory, Liverpool went on to add six points and placed itself in the second place of the qualifying table. LASK Linz continues to win this year's Champions edition.
Benfica's former target helps defeat As
At the mythical De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Feyenoord won in the reception to Como by 3-2 in a game in which a former target of Benfica entered his name on the list of scorers.
The visiting formation opened the count on Dutch soil thanks to an attempt by Assane Diao at 18 minutes, but the formation of the house turned the marker with straight shots of Gjivai Zechiel (20 minutes) and Anis Hadj Moussa (52 minutes), extreme that was once placed on the Benfica route.
A goal by the Spanish goalkeeper Robert Sánchez was worth Feyenoord's third attempt in the match, the result of which would end up being closed on account of a straight shot of Douvikas already in the discounts of the second half (90+3′).