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Koumas backs 'unbelievable' Barcola after Liverpool Champions League hat-trick

Lewis Koumas has heaped praise on Bradley Barcola after the Frenchman's hat-trick fired Liverpool to a 6-3 Champions League win over LASK, with the Reds now turning their attention to an unbeaten Brentford side in the Premier League.

The Athletic's Ligue 1 hub offers no fresh match or transfer news in latest update

The latest capture of The Athletic's Ligue 1 hub page contains only navigation, advertising and sports memorabilia listings, with no match reports, transfer developments or player stories to report. The page continues the 2026-27 fixtures-and-results coverage the site launched on 23 September.

A club-by-club verdict on the 2026 Premier League summer transfer window: Arsenal landed Christos Tzolis, Bruno Guimarães and Ezri Konsa but failed to sign a marquee attacker; Aston Villa banked about £300m from nine sales in a radical squad rebuild; Chelsea made Xabi Alonso's first window count with the £117m capture of Morgan Rogers; and the business of Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton and Coventry is also assessed.

A comprehensive breakdown of the summer transfer window across the Premier League, featuring Chelsea's £117m capture of Morgan Rogers under Xabi Alonso, Arsenal's £75m move for Bruno Guimarães, and Aston Villa's massive £300m squad rebuild.

The Guardian’s club-by-club assessment of the summer 2026 window finds Arsenal frustrated in the attack market, Aston Villa executing a £300m squad refresh, Bournemouth keeping core talent, Brentford adding stability, Brighton banking big profits, and Chelsea beginning a new era under Xabi Alonso with major incomings and outgoings.