Match report
Liverpool run riot as Lask Linz concede six in Champions League
Liverpool won 6-3 away to Lask Linz in a nine-goal Champions League league-stage match on matchday 2 at the Raiffeisen Arena. The visitors were four goals clear before the hour and three ahead at the interval, and the late home rally came far too late to alter the outcome.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Ronald Araújo opened the scoring in the 22nd minute from a Konstantinos Tsimikas assist, and Bradley Barcola added a second only two minutes later, set up by Lewis Koumas. Barcola struck again in the 37th minute, this time created by Florian Wirtz, to make it 3-0 at half-time. Jeremie Frimpong extended the lead to 4-0 in the 51st minute, again from a Tsimikas assist.
Lask Linz responded through Robert Ljubičić in the 63rd minute, but Barcola completed his hat-trick in the 66th and Koumas made it 6-1 in the 72nd, both from Frimpong passes. Florian Flecker then scored in the 74th and 77th minutes, each created by Yvan Dibango, to reduce the deficit to 6-3. Liverpool next play Brentford away in the Premier League on Saturday 17 October, while Lask Linz travel to Sporting CP in the Champions League on Wednesday 21 October.
Jeremie Frimpong scored once and provided two assists, earning the highest rating of any player on the pitch at 9.24. Bradley Barcola, with a hat-trick, was rated 9.0.
Liverpool won 11 corners to Lask Linz's three, reflecting how long they spent camped in the home half.
Liverpool won 6–3 away against Lask Linz (half-time 0–3).
Lask Linz met Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League (League Stage - 2). Kick-off was Wednesday, 14 October 2026, 16:45 UTC at Raiffeisen Arena. Referee: Tobias Stieler.
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Key moments
- 22' Goal: Ronald Araújo (assist: Kostas Tsimikas) — 0–1 · Watch Ronald Araújo's goal video (22')
- 24' Goal: Bradley Barcola (assist: Lewis Koumas) — 0–2 · Watch Bradley Barcola's goal video (24')
- 37' Goal: Bradley Barcola (assist: Florian Wirtz) — 0–3 · Watch Bradley Barcola's goal video (37')
- 51' Goal: Jeremie Frimpong (assist: Kostas Tsimikas) — 0–4
- 63' Goal: Robert Ljubičić (assist: Yvan Dibango) — 1–4
- 66' Goal: Bradley Barcola (assist: Jeremie Frimpong) — 1–5
- 72' Goal: Lewis Koumas (assist: Jeremie Frimpong) — 1–6
- 74' Goal: Florian Flecker (assist: Yvan Dibango) — 2–6
- 77' Goal: Florian Flecker (assist: Yvan Dibango) — 3–6
Starting line-ups
Lask Linz (5-4-1)
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Lask Linz 20%, the draw 16%, Liverpool 64%. It finished Lask Linz 3–6 Liverpool.
Liverpool's strength rating gives them a clear lead — Our strength rating puts Liverpool 306 points higher, 1843 to 1537, which is why we give them 64% even though Lask Linz get the usual home advantage. The draw sits at 16%, essentially the usual draw rate for a strength gap this size, with nothing listed moving it either way.
Why Liverpool at 64%?
Liverpool sit 306 points higher on our strength rating — 1843 to 1537. Sides with a more than 240-point rating edge on the road won 65.6% of 5,866 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 22–15–63.
Why only 64%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 64% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 16% and Lask Linz at 20%.
Why is the draw only 16%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 16.4%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 25,172.
What did we measure but not count?
Lask Linz have shed 79 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.1% of 9,596 such games vs 33.4% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Out: Dominik Szoboszlai, a star player, Cody Gakpo, an important player, and Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak, rotation players. This does not change our forecast yet: we are still measuring how much missing players like these cost a team. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Lask Linz vs Liverpool final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Champions League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Ronald Araújo's goal against Lask Linz (22').
- Watch Bradley Barcola's goal against Lask Linz (24').
- Watch Bradley Barcola's goal against Lask Linz (37').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Lask Linz 3–6 Liverpool. Explore more on the Lask Linz and Liverpool team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.