Liverpool forward Bradley Barcola has become the latest player to score a hat-trick for the club in the European Cup, taking the number of such performances in the competition 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 a report published on Liverpool’s official website after the game on Wednesday night, Barcola’s treble was the club’s first in the competition since Luis Diaz scored three times against Bayer Leverkusen in November 2024.
The following is the full list of Liverpool’s 13 European Cup hat-tricks, excluding qualifying matches, according to the club’s record.
1. Graeme Souness and Terry McDermott — October 1, 1980
Souness and McDermott both scored hat-tricks as Liverpool thrashed Finnish side Oulu Palloseura 10-1 at Anfield. The performances marked the first two hat-tricks by Liverpool players in the competition proper.
2. Graeme Souness — December 3, 1980
Souness recorded his second European Cup hat-trick of the 1980/81 campaign, scoring three goals in Liverpool’s 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 in Liverpool’s 4-0 victory over Polish club Lech Poznan.
4.Ian Rush — November 7, 1984
Rush followed Wark’s achievement three weeks later, scoring 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 Reds defeated Spartak Moscow 3-0.
6. Yossi Benayoun — November 6, 2007
Benayoun scored three goals as Liverpool recorded an emphatic 8-0 victory over Besiktas 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 victory over Spartak Moscow during the 2017/18 Champions League group stage.
8. Sadio Mane — February 14, 2018
Mane scored 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 defeated Atalanta 5-0 away from home in the Champions League group stage.
10. Mohamed Salah — October 12, 2022
Salah scored three goals in Liverpool’s 7-1 victory over Rangers in Glasgow. According to Liverpool FC, the Egyptian forward needed just six minutes and 12 seconds to complete his hat-trick, making it the fastest in Champions League history.
11. Luis Diaz — November 5, 2024
Diaz scored three goals in Liverpool’s 4-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen at Anfield. His treble was the club’s most recent in the competition before Barcola’s performance against LASK.
12. Bradley Barcola — October 14, 2026
Barcola completed his hat-trick in Liverpool’s 6-3 win over LASK, scoring his first three goals for the club.
His first goal came from Lewis Koumas’ tee-up, while Florian Wirtz provided the assist for his second. Jeremie Frimpong’s low cross set up the Frenchman’s third goal.
The performance made Barcola the latest addition to Liverpool’s European Cup hat-trick record.
