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Barcola hat-trick headlines a busy night in sport

Bradley Barcola scored three Champions League goals against LASK after questions about his form; the French forward leaves the doubters with some homework.

On air: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Vera Bullock on The Five O'Clock
Published 5:21 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

At a glance

First reported by BBC Sport: “On night of mayhem for Liverpool, Barcola arrives in style”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 5:21 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Liverpool.
BBN covered this story before: Liverpool's Golden Boy travels, set for enormous show of faith (October 14).

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BBC SportOn night of mayhem for Liverpool, Barcola arrives in style

What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorBradley Barcola had questions about his form before Liverpool faced LASK, and he answered them with a Champions League hat-trick.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThree goals, and the red jerseys looked fantastic doing it. Is that the scoring part?
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe jerseys are not the story, Vera. A man was doubted, and he made it a war crime against the scoreboard.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThree goals in a Champions League match, that's the kind of performance that silences the doubters.