Bradley Barcola made Liverpool history as his hat-trick inspired a thrilling 6-3 victory over LASK in the Champions League.The 24-year-old scored his first goals since his big-money summer arrival to get the Reds back to winning ways in Austria – becoming the first Frenchman to net a treble for the club.Barcola got on the score sheet for Liverpool for the first time since joining from Paris Saint-GermainGettyHeading into the clash off the back of Sunday’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester City, Andoni Iraola’s side quickly put this behind them with a dominant first-half display.They raced into a 3-0 lead, with Barcola opening his Reds account with a quick-fire double after Ronald Araujo headed in the opener.The Frenchman grabbed his first goal for the club in his seventh appearance as he swept home after good work from Rio Ngumoha, before lashing home his second to make it three.What Champions League record have Liverpool achieved?In truth, the scoreline could have been even greater at half-time, with Liverpool recorded a staggering 19 shots on goal.This was the most shots by an away team on record in the first half of a UEFA Champions League away match since statistics began being tracked in the 2002/03 campaign.The second-half brought even more goals, with Jeremie Frimpong making it 4-0 before Robert Ljubicic pulled one back for the hosts.Barcola then took centre stage on 66 minutes, sealing his hat-trick on by finishing off a slick team move to tap home Frimpong’s cross.The winger’s treble saw him break multiple records, as he became the first Frenchman in Liverpool’s 134-year history to bag three in a game.This was also the first Champions League hat-trick from a Reds players since Luis Diaz did so against Bayer Leverkusen in 2024, and a first away from home since Mohamed Salah‘s at Rangers in 2022.And the drama didn’t stop there, with a chaotic final 20 minutes then unfolding which yielded three more goals.Barcola had come under criticism following his slow start at Liverpool before stealing the show in AustriaGettyLiverpool were one goal off equalling the record for the most goals in a Champions League game (10) against LASKGettyLewis Koumas then got on the score sheet in the 72nd minute to score his first-ever European goal for Liverpool and make it 6-1, with Frimpong once again the provider.But LASK then threatened a late fightback, as Florian Flecker then netted a quick-fire brace to pull the scoreline back to 6-3.It’s a result which sees Liverpool make it two wins from two in the Champions League, and Barcola’s display will no doubt delight manager Iraola.Having joined the Reds from Paris Saint-Germain for an initial £106million, rising to £123m, the France star had failed to hit the ground running.He started in the goalless draw with Fulham and the 1-0 victory over Bournemouth, and again in the City defeat at the weekend.However, Barcola failed impact any of the three games, and was without a goal contribution in his first six appearances in all competitions.But with the highly-rated Frenchman ending his drought in spectacular fashion against LASK, he will now be looking to open his Premier League account against Brentford on Saturday.