Liverpool take control in the first half

Liverpool took charge of the Champions League match at the Raiffeisen Arena in Linz after a cagey opening. Ronald Araujo headed the visitors in front in the 22nd minute, his first goal for the club, and Bradley Barcola doubled the lead two minutes later. Barcola, a 24-year-old France international who joined from Paris Saint-Germain, had not scored in his first five appearances for Liverpool. He struck again in the 37th minute to make it 3-0 before the break, and Jeremie Frimpong headed a fourth in the 51st minute.

Goals in LASK 3-6 Liverpool
  1. Ronald Araujo heads Liverpool into the lead
  2. Bradley Barcola scores, 2-0
  3. Barcola scores again, 3-0
  4. Jeremie Frimpong heads Liverpool to 4-0
  5. Robert Ljubicic pulls one back for LASK, 4-1
  6. Barcola completes hat-trick, 5-1
  7. Lewis Koumas makes it 6-1
  8. Florian Flecker reduces the deficit to 6-2
  9. Flecker scores his second, 6-3

Barcola's hat-trick and a late wobble

Barcola's first goal followed a run into the box by Rio Ngumoha, with Lewis Koumas flicking the ball on for a first-time finish. Florian Wirtz then sent a through ball that let Barcola score his second with a low left-footed shot. His third came in the 66th minute after Ngumoha slipped Frimpong in to square across goal, completing his first senior hat-trick. Koumas, a 21-year-old Welsh forward starting in place of the injured Alexander Isak, scored his first Liverpool goal in two and a half years after two earlier goals were ruled out. Robert Ljubicic pulled one back for LASK in the 63rd minute, and Liverpool eased off after making it 6-1 through Koumas in the 72nd minute. Florian Flecker, who came off the bench, scored twice in three minutes (74th and 77th) to set the final score at 6-3, and Liverpool conceded three goals for the second game in a row.

Context in the league phase

The win was Liverpool's second in the competition after their opening victory over Atletico Madrid. It moved them onto six points and into second place in the table. Liverpool had lost 3-0 to Manchester City on Sunday, 11 October. LASK remain without a win in this season's Champions League, according to Notícias ao Minuto.

Feyenoord come back to beat Como

In Rotterdam, Feyenoord beat Como 3-2 at De Kuip. Assane Diao gave Como the lead in the 18th minute with a close-range finish, but Gjivai Zechiel equalised two minutes later with a curling shot. Anis Hadj Moussa put Feyenoord ahead in the 52nd minute with a flat shot, and his effort led to an own goal by Como goalkeeper Robert Sanchez in the 81st minute that made it 3-1. Anastasios Douvikas pulled one back for Como in the 93rd minute, but the visitors could not find an equaliser.

Goals in Feyenoord 3-2 Como
  1. Assane Diao gives Como a 1-0 lead
  2. Gjivai Zechiel equalises for Feyenoord
  3. Anis Hadj Moussa gives Feyenoord a 2-1 lead
  4. Own goal by Robert Sanchez, Feyenoord lead 3-1
  5. Anastasios Douvikas pulls one back for Como, 3-2