{"id":1503279,"date":"2026-10-14T20:14:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T19:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&#038;p=1503279"},"modified":"2026-10-14T20:20:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T19:20:35","slug":"post-match-analysis-lask-vs-liverpool-14-10-26","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-lask-vs-liverpool-14-10-26\/","title":{"rendered":"LASK vs Liverpool match stats analysis: Bradley Barcola hat-trick inspires Reds to 6-3 victory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/players\/andoni-iraola\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Andoni Iraola<\/a> needed a response from his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Liverpool<\/a> players.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-liverpool-vs-man-city-11-10-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sunday\u2019s disappointing 3-0 defeat to Manchester City<\/a>, the Reds had to quickly return to winning ways. Admittedly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/players\/ryan-gravenberch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ryan Gravenberch<\/a>\u2019s second-half red card extinguished hopes of a result against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/competitions\/premier-league-2026-2027\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Premier League<\/a> leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/add-squawka-to-your-google-news-feed\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/squawka-preferred-sources-google-banner.webp\" alt=\"Add Squawka to your preferred sources on Google\" class=\"wp-image-1500527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/squawka-preferred-sources-google-banner.webp 1500w, https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/squawka-preferred-sources-google-banner-300x100.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/squawka-preferred-sources-google-banner-1024x341.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/squawka-preferred-sources-google-banner-768x256.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/squawka-preferred-sources-google-banner-400x133.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/squawka-preferred-sources-google-banner-600x200.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/squawka-preferred-sources-google-banner-180x60.webp 180w, https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/squawka-preferred-sources-google-banner-150x50.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/squawka-preferred-sources-google-banner-222x74.webp 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even so, Liverpool struggled to build upon their early dominance against City. Iraola\u2019s side pressed aggressively, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/players\/enzo-maresca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Enzo Maresca<\/a>\u2019s side struggled. Once City gained a foothold in the game, however, it was one-way traffic culminating in a disappointing home loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A trip to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/lask\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LASK<\/a>, though, wasn\u2019t to be treated as a walk in the park for the Premier League powerhouse. The Austrian side won their second ever league title last season. Dietmar Kuhbauer\u2019s side were hoping to provide a stern test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>In this article, we&#8217;ll cover:<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-barcola-gets-off-the-mark\" data-level=\"3\">Barcola gets off the mark<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-more-like-it-from-wirtz\" data-level=\"3\">More like it from Wirtz<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-koumas-taking-his-chance\" data-level=\"3\">Koumas taking his chance<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ultimately, a quickfire first-half double swung the tie in Liverpool\u2019s favour. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/players\/ronald-araujo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ronald Araujo<\/a> scored his first Liverpool goal in the 22nd minute as the Uruguayan headed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/players\/kostas-tsimikas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kostas Tsimikas<\/a>\u2019 corner past <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/players\/lukas-jungwirth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lukas Jungwirth<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two minutes later, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/players\/bradley-barcola\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bradley Barcola<\/a> doubled Liverpool\u2019s advantage following some fancy footwork from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/players\/lewis-koumas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lewis Koumas<\/a>. The Welshman teed up the big-money summer signing, who made no mistake inside the box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the half hour mark, Lewis Koumas had the ball in the back of the net, but was flagged offside. And with a little under 10 minutes of the half to go, Barcola had his second and Liverpool\u2019s third. The French winger finished with aplomb having been played in by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/players\/florian-wirtz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florian Wirtz<\/a> as the Merseyside outfit ran riot in the first half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wirtz forced Jungwirth into a smart low stop shortly before the break as Liverpool maintained their onslaught.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five minutes after the restart, and Tsimikas turned provider once more. The Greek left-back put in a teasing cross to the back post, which found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/players\/jeremie-frimpong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jeremie Frimpong<\/a>, who duly headed past Jungwirth. Koumas again saw a goal chalked off for offside as Liverpool continued to batter LASK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the hour mark, and the Austrian champions pulled one back. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/players\/robert-ljubicic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert Ljubicic<\/a> had been on the pitch for a matter of seconds before rifling past Alisson from close range. However, Barcola seemingly extinguished any hopes of a comeback with his third and Liverpool\u2019s fifth midway through the second half, tucking a low Frimpong cross into the back of the net from close range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And it was third time\u2019s the charm for Koumas, who wasn\u2019t to be denied his first ever Champions League goal with 20 minutes to play. The young striker fired through the legs of Jungwirth after he was picked out by Frimpong. LASK weren\u2019t going to take defeat lying down, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/players\/florian-flecker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florian Flecker<\/a> cut the deficit to four goals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The half-time sub added his second and LASK\u2019s third with a well-taken strike as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/players\/yvan-dibango\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yvan Dibango<\/a> provided his third assist of the game with a fine low cross. However, the hosts were unable to build upon Flecker\u2019s second goal, though, as Liverpool returned to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/england\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">England<\/a> with a 6-3 win under the belts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-barcola-gets-off-the-mark\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Barcola gets off the mark<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bradley Barcola hasn\u2019t been at his best since is big-money arrival from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/paris-saint-germain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paris Saint-Germain<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">France<\/a> international has had plenty of chances to prove his worth in a Liverpool shirt, but has failed to live up to expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following another subdued showing in Sunday\u2019s 3-0 loss to Manchester City, Barcola finally delivered a match-winning performance. Granted, LASK are hardly the most dominant side in world football. Conversely, you can only beat what is put in front of you.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/10\/14200420\/player_-pitch-3-stats-7-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Bradley Barcola&apos;s stats from Liverpool&apos;s 6-3 Champions League win over LASK\" class=\"wp-image-1503280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/10\/14200420\/player_-pitch-3-stats-7-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/10\/14200420\/player_-pitch-3-stats-7-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/10\/14200420\/player_-pitch-3-stats-7-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/10\/14200420\/player_-pitch-3-stats-7-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/10\/14200420\/player_-pitch-3-stats-7-214x267.jpg 214w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/10\/14200420\/player_-pitch-3-stats-7-160x200.jpg 160w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/10\/14200420\/player_-pitch-3-stats-7-48x60.jpg 48w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/10\/14200420\/player_-pitch-3-stats-7-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/10\/14200420\/player_-pitch-3-stats-7-59x74.jpg 59w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/10\/14200420\/player_-pitch-3-stats-7.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 24-year-old bagged his first, second and third goals in a Liverpool shirt, getting the better of Jungwirth with three of five shots. Barcola completed five take ons in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/austria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Austria<\/a>, while in the process created two chances. It was the sort of showing fans have come to expect, and many are hoping is the first of many.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-more-like-it-from-wirtz\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">More like it from Wirtz<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barcola wasn\u2019t the only underperforming star in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Florian Wirtz has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks. The German struggled in the 1-0 win at Bournemouth prior to the international break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/liverpool-analysis-florian-wirtz-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">relatively anonymous against City at the weekend<\/a>. Yet with willing runners in the form of Barcola and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/players\/rio-ngumoha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rio Ngumoha<\/a> on the left and right, respectively, Wirtz thrived. The 23-year-old provided the assist for Barcola\u2019s second shortly before the break. That came from one of three chances created.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/10\/14200930\/season_stat-leader-top-10-no-image-17-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Most ground duels won during LASK 3-6 Liverpool in the Champions League\" class=\"wp-image-1503282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/10\/14200930\/season_stat-leader-top-10-no-image-17-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/10\/14200930\/season_stat-leader-top-10-no-image-17-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/10\/14200930\/season_stat-leader-top-10-no-image-17-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/10\/14200930\/season_stat-leader-top-10-no-image-17-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/10\/14200930\/season_stat-leader-top-10-no-image-17-214x267.jpg 214w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/10\/14200930\/season_stat-leader-top-10-no-image-17-160x200.jpg 160w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/10\/14200930\/season_stat-leader-top-10-no-image-17-48x60.jpg 48w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/10\/14200930\/season_stat-leader-top-10-no-image-17-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/10\/14200930\/season_stat-leader-top-10-no-image-17-59x74.jpg 59w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/10\/14200930\/season_stat-leader-top-10-no-image-17.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wirtz also managed six shots, two tackles and completed two take ons. Only Ngumoha (8) won more ground duels (5). The widemen were key to Wirtz\u2019s notable showing. He played seven passes to Ngumoha and five to Barcola prior to the latter\u2019s withdrawal. Having the speedy outlets down the flanks maximises the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/germany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Germany<\/a>\u2019 international\u2019s distribution. Tonight was more like it from the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/bayer-leverkusen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bayer Leverkusen<\/a> man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-koumas-taking-his-chance\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Koumas taking his chance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the absence of both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/players\/alexander-isak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alexander Isak<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/players\/cody-gakpo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cody Gakpo<\/a>, Andoni Iraola turned to Lewis Koumas to lead the charge against City on Sunday. While the Welshman struggled to impose himself in the eventual 3-0 loss, Koumas showed glimpses of his potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And in Austria, Koumas led a much-changed Liverpool to all the spoils. The 21-year-old struck his first European goal in the 72nd minute, but could have had a hat-trick having seen two goals ruled out prior to his late hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a huge boost for Iraola. With the games coming thick and fast, the Reds boss needs his options in every area of the pitch. Koumas may not be the finished article, yet his showings on Wednesday night was cause for optimism with Isak and Gakpo\u2019s respective availability for the trip to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/brentford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brentford<\/a> still to be determined.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football betting tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best free bet offers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/accumulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football accumulator tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andoni Iraola needed a response from his Liverpool players. After Sunday\u2019s disappointing 3-0 defeat to Manchester City, the Reds had to quickly return to winning ways. Admittedly, Ryan Gravenberch\u2019s second-half red card extinguished hopes of a result against the Premier League leaders. Even so, Liverpool struggled to build upon their early dominance against City. Iraola\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3564,"featured_media":1503281,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"Liverpool","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"LASK vs Liverpool match stats analysis as Bradley Barcola scores a hat-trick in a thrilling 6-3 win, with Florian Wirtz and Lewis Koumas impressing.","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"features-category":[],"squawka-category":[27673,27685,27678],"class_list":["post-1503279","features","type-features","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","squawka-category-champions-league","squawka-category-liverpool","squawka-category-match-analysis"],"acf":{"external_featured_image_url":"","hide_featured_image_pattern":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.0 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>LASK vs Liverpool match stats analysis: Bradley Barcola hat-trick inspires Reds to 6-3 victory 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