Liverpool once again dominated the Champions League after the bitter 0-3 defeat against Manchester City at Anfield. On their second day of the group stage, the English club beat LASK 3-6 in their own stadium, consolidating their position as one of the competition's favorites.
The victory began with a goal from Ronald Araujo, the Uruguayan defender on loan from Barcelona, who acted as center back after the absence of Virgil van Dijk, who remained on the bench. Araujo opened the scoring in the 22nd minute with a header after a corner from Kostas Tsimikas, becoming the team's first scorer in his new squad. French striker Bradley Barcola, signed for 125 million euros from PSG, was decisive by scoring a hat-trick: his goals came in the 24th, 37th and 66th minutes, with assistance from players such as Florian Wirtz and Jérémy Frimpong.
LASK, who are just making their debut in the group stage, managed to reduce the difference with a goal from Robert Ljubicic in the 63rd minute, supported by Yvan Dibango. However, the Austrian team could not prevent Liverpool from taking the victory, with a double from Florian Flekker in the 74th and 78th minutes, both assisted by Dibango. Despite the resounding victory, LASK showed fighting spirit and managed to score three times.
Andorran coach Andoni Iraola opted to rest several starters, allowing players like Jérémy Jacquet and Lewis Koumas, who made his debut as a starter, to get playing time. The young Koumas also scored, taking advantage of a ball from Frimpong, and contributed to the team's dominance in attack.
With this victory, Liverpool secure two wins in the first two days of the group stage, after beating Atlético de Madrid 2-1 in their first match. LASK, for its part, continues with two defeats in the competition, after losing 2‑1 against AEK Athens in its debut. The next step for Liverpool will be to maintain their performance in the group stage and advance to the next round of the Champions League.