{
  "id": 14633500,
  "title": "FULL LIST: Barcola joins 12 other Liverpool’s European Cup hat-trick scorers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/full-list-barcola-joins-12-other-liverpools-european-cup-hat-trick",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T07:02:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/full-list-barcola-joins-12-other-liverpools-european-cup-hat-trick-scorers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Liverpool forward Bradley Barcola has become the 13th player in the club's history to score a hat-trick in the European Cup, following a 6-3 victory over LASK on October 14, 2026. This brings the total number of such performances for Liverpool in the competition to 13. Barcola's treble was the club's first in the European Cup since Luis Diaz achieved the feat against Bayer Leverkusen in November 2024. The full list of Liverpool's European Cup hat-tricks includes players such as Graeme Souness, John Wark, Ian Rush, Michael Owen, Yossi Benayoun, Philippe Coutinho, Sadio Mane, Diogo Jota, Mohamed Salah, and Luis Diaz. Barcola's hat-trick was his first for the club, scoring all three goals in the match.",
  "summary": "Bradley Barcola has become the latest player to score a hat-trick for Liverpool in the European Cup, taking the total number of such performances to 13. Read More: https://punchng.com/full-list-barcola-joins-12-other-liverpools-european-cup-hat-trick-scorers/",
  "key_points": [
    "Bradley Barcola scores hat-trick for Liverpool in European Cup.",
    "Liverpool's 13th European Cup hat-trick scorer overall.",
    "Barcola's treble is first for Liverpool since Luis Diaz in 2024."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Barcola joining an elite group of previous scorers reinforces Liverpool's historical ability to produce individual clinical performances during high-scoring continental matches.",
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "FULL LIST: Barcola joins 12 other Liverpool’s European Cup hat-trick scorers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/full-list-barcola-joins-12-other-liverpools-european-cup-hat-trick-14634191",
        "published": "2026-10-15T07:06:54.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}