Barcola Joins List of Liverpool Players with European Cup Hat-tricks

Liverpool forward Bradley Barcola has scored a hat-trick for the club in the European Cup. This brings the total number of hat-tricks in the competition to 13.

The France international netted three goals as Liverpool beat Austrian side LASK 6-3 in Linz on Wednesday, October 14. This match was part of the second round of the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League.

After the game, Liverpool’s official website reported that Barcola’s treble was the club’s first in the competition since Luis Diaz scored three times against Bayer Leverkusen in November 2024.

Liverpool’s European Cup Hat-tricks

Here is the complete list of Liverpool’s 13 European Cup hat-tricks, excluding qualifying matches, according to the club’s records.

1. Graeme Souness and Terry McDermott, October 1, 1980

Souness and McDermott both scored hat-tricks as Liverpool hammered Finnish team Oulu Palloseura 10-1 at Anfield. This was the first time Liverpool players scored hat-tricks in the competition.

2. Graeme Souness, December 3, 1980

Souness got his second European Cup hat-trick of the 1980/81 season. He scored three goals in Liverpool’s 5-1 win over CSKA Sofia. Liverpool won the European Cup that season.

3. John Wark, October 24, 1984

Wark netted three goals in Liverpool’s 4-0 win against Polish club Lech Poznan.

4. Ian Rush, November 7, 1984

Rush matched Wark’s feat three weeks later, scoring a hat-trick in Liverpool’s 3-1 victory over Benfica.

5. Michael Owen, September 25, 2002

Owen became the first Liverpool player to score a European Cup hat-trick away from home. He did this in a 3-0 win against Spartak Moscow.

6. Yossi Benayoun, November 6, 2007

Benayoun scored three goals as Liverpool crushed Besiktas 8-0 at Anfield during the Champions League group stage.

7. Philippe Coutinho, December 6, 2017

Coutinho scored a hat-trick in Liverpool’s 7-0 home win against Spartak Moscow in the 2017/18 Champions League group stage.

8. Sadio Mane, February 14, 2018

Mane netted three goals in Liverpool’s 5-0 away win over Porto in the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie.

9. Diogo Jota, November 3, 2020

Jota scored a hat-trick as Liverpool beat Atalanta 5-0 away in the Champions League group stage.

10. Mohamed Salah, October 12, 2022

Salah scored three times in Liverpool’s 7-1 win against Rangers in Glasgow. He made history by completing his hat-trick in just six minutes and 12 seconds, the fastest in Champions League history.

11. Luis Diaz, November 5, 2024

Diaz scored three goals in Liverpool’s 4-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen at Anfield. His hat-trick was the most recent before Barcola's achievement against LASK.

12. Bradley Barcola, October 14, 2026

Barcola scored his first three goals for Liverpool in their 6-3 win over LASK. His first goal came from a pass by Lewis Koumas. Florian Wirtz assisted his second goal, while Jeremie Frimpong set up his third with a low cross.

Barcola’s performance adds him to the list of Liverpool’s European Cup hat-trick scorers.