How Bradley Barcola scored his Liverpool hat-trick, but were defensive lapses a concern?

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But the 24-year-old bagged his first senior hat-trick of his career as Liverpool ran riot against the Austrian champions. Defender Ronald Araujo also scored his first Liverpool goal with the first of the night, while Jeremie Frimpong and Lewis Koumas were also on target for Andoni Iraola’s side.

How Barcola completed his first career hat-trick Ironically, the standout winger on the night was arguably Rio Ngumoha, with the 18-year-old tormenting LASK throughout with his direct dribbling and trickery out wide. Ngumoha was the spark for Barcola’s first Liverpool goal, working his way into the box before a clever flick from Koumas allowed Barcola to sweep a first-time finish into the far corner.

Barcola’s second was created by Florian Wirtz, who responded to the criticism of his performance against City with a piercing through ball between LASK defenders and into Barcola’s feet. Jacquet continued his excellent start to life at Liverpool with another impressing while Araujo’s first goal, rising from a corner to head in the delivery from Tsimikas, was a bonus as well.