Barcola scores three as Liverpool beat LASK Linz 6-3 in Linz
Liverpool won 6-3 at LASK Linz on 14 October, with Bradley Barcola scoring three times and the visitors leading 3-0 at half-time.
Liverpool beat LASK Linz 6-3 in Linz on 14 October in a Champions League league-phase match. Bradley Barcola scored three times, Liverpool led 3-0 at half-time, and both sides scored three in the second half. Liverpool had 26 shots to LASK's 12, per Pacy's match stats.
How it unfolded
Pacy's match stats record the sequence as follows:
- 22' Ronald Araújo (Liverpool), header, assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner
- 24' Bradley Barcola (Liverpool), assisted by Lewis Koumas
- 37' Bradley Barcola (Liverpool), assisted by Florian Wirtz
- 51' Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool), header, assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross
- 63' Robert Ljubicic (LASK Linz), assisted by Yvan Dibango
- 66' Bradley Barcola (Liverpool), assisted by Jeremie Frimpong
- 72' Lewis Koumas (Liverpool), assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross
- 74' Florian Flecker (LASK Linz), header, assisted by Yvan Dibango
- 77' Florian Flecker (LASK Linz), volley, assisted by Yvan Dibango with a cross
Robert Ljubicic came on at 62' and scored at 63'. Liverpool's Rio Ngumoha was replaced by Luke Chambers at 85' because of an injury, and LASK's one yellow card went to Daniel Elfadli at 80' for a bad foul.
The numbers behind it
Pacy's match stats show Liverpool with 64.2% of the ball, 524 completed passes from 576 attempts, and 26 shots, nine of them on goal. LASK had 35.8%, completed 251 of 310 passes and took 12 shots, four on goal. Liverpool also won 11 corners to LASK's three.
| Stat | LASK Linz | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 35.8% | 64.2% |
| Shots | 12 | 26 |
| Shots on goal | 4 | 9 |
| Corner kicks | 3 | 11 |
| Passes completed | 251 of 310 | 524 of 576 |
| Crosses completed | 3 of 17 | 7 of 19 |
| Long balls completed | 8 of 35 | 28 of 41 |
| Effective tackles | 10 of 17 | 5 of 5 |
| Interceptions | 6 | 12 |
| Clearances | 30 | 21 |
| Fouls | 7 | 4 |
| Offsides | 3 | 6 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
| Saves | 2 | 1 |
Standout performers
Bradley Barcola scored three times, at 24', 37' and 66'. Pacy's top performers list also has Florian Wirtz on six shots and Trey Nyoni on 83 accurate passes for Liverpool.
For LASK, Florian Flecker scored twice, with a header at 74' and a volley at 77'. Yvan Dibango is credited with the assist on all three of the team's goals. Pacy's top performers also list Alemão with 38 accurate passes, Krystof Danek with two shots and Lukas Jungwirth with two saves.
What it means for the table
Pacy's standings have Liverpool on 6 points from two games, with a goal difference of +4, which places them fifth in the league phase. Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and Aston Villa share the 6-point mark with a goal difference of +7 and occupy the top three places. LASK Linz are 33rd, with no points and a goal difference of -4.
Excelsior's league-phase results page lists the game as a 6-3 away win for Liverpool. Goal reports that Alexander Isak, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai were left out of Liverpool's travelling squad for the LASK match, and that Szoboszlai had returned from Hungary duty with tightness.
Liverpool's recent results in Pacy's data include a 3-1 Carabao Cup win over Tottenham Hotspur on 15 September, a 1-0 Premier League win at AFC Bournemouth on 20 September, and a 0-3 home defeat to Manchester City on 11 October. Pacy's recent-results data for LASK Linz shows one game, a 0-1 away defeat at AEK Athens on 8 September in the Champions League.
The clubs last met on 30 November 2023, when Liverpool won 4-0, according to Pacy's head-to-head record.