Liverpool forward Bradley Barcola has joined an exclusive group of players to score a hat-trick for the club in the European Cup, bringing the total number of such performances to 13.
The France international scored three goals as Liverpool defeated Austrian side LASK 6-3 in Linz on Wednesday, October 14, during the second matchday of the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League league phase.
According to Liverpool’s official website, Barcola’s achievement was the club’s first hat-trick in the competition since Luis Diaz scored three times against Bayer Leverkusen in November 2024.
The following is the list of Liverpool’s European Cup hat-tricks, excluding qualifying rounds, as recorded by the club.
1. Graeme Souness and Terry McDermott — October 1, 1980
Both players scored hat-tricks in Liverpool’s emphatic 10-1 victory over Finnish club Oulu Palloseura at Anfield. Their performances marked the first two hat-tricks by Liverpool players in the competition proper.
2. Graeme Souness — December 3, 1980
Souness recorded another hat-trick during the 1980/81 campaign, scoring three goals in a 5-1 victory over CSKA Sofia. Liverpool went on to win the European Cup that season.
3. John Wark — October 24, 1984
Wark scored three goals as Liverpool defeated Polish side Lech Poznan 4-0.
4. Ian Rush — November 7, 1984
Rush followed Wark’s achievement three weeks later, registering a hat-trick in Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Benfica.
5. Michael Owen — September 25, 2002
Owen became the first Liverpool player to score a European Cup hat-trick away from home when the club beat Spartak Moscow 3-0.
6. Yossi Benayoun — November 6, 2007
Benayoun scored three goals in Liverpool’s 8-0 demolition of Besiktas at Anfield during the Champions League group stage.
7. Philippe Coutinho — December 6, 2017
Coutinho netted three times in Liverpool’s 7-0 home victory over Spartak Moscow in the 2017/18 Champions League group stage.
8. Sadio Mane — February 14, 2018
Mane scored a hat-trick in Liverpool’s 5-0 away win against Porto in the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 encounter.
9. Diogo Jota — November 3, 2020
Jota scored three goals as Liverpool defeated Atalanta 5-0 away from home in a Champions League group-stage match.
10. Mohamed Salah — October 12, 2022
Salah scored a hat-trick in Liverpool’s 7-1 victory over Rangers in Glasgow. According to the club, the Egyptian forward completed his treble in six minutes and 12 seconds, setting a record for the fastest hat-trick in Champions League history.
11. Luis Diaz — November 5, 2024
Diaz scored three times in Liverpool’s 4-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen at Anfield. His performance was the club’s most recent European Cup hat-trick before Barcola’s achievement.
12. Bradley Barcola — October 14, 2026
Barcola scored his first three goals for Liverpool in the club’s 6-3 victory over LASK.
Lewis Koumas set up his opening goal, Florian Wirtz provided the assist for his second, while Jeremie Frimpong delivered the low cross that led to the Frenchman’s third.
The performance places Barcola among the latest players to achieve a European Cup hat-trick for Liverpool.
Source: PUNCH
