Como match Champions League record with 9-1 demolition of Lens

Como produced one of the biggest scorelines in Champions League history by beating Lens 9-1 away in France. The Italian club’s nine goals matched the modern-era competition record for a single team in one match, according to Channels Television and UEFA’s records. The result was led by Anastasios Douvikas, who scored a hat-trick.

Como are coached by Cesc Fabregas, and the victory represented their third win in four matches in this season’s league phase. The scale of the result placed Como alongside a small group of clubs to have scored nine times in a modern Champions League match. Bayern Munich previously defeated Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 in 2024, while Liverpool and Real Madrid have both recorded 8-0 wins in the group stage.

Como’s margin was also significant for Lens. Channels Television reported that the 9-1 scoreline was the heaviest defeat suffered by a French team in the competition. The reports supplied did not identify Lens’s scorers or provide a minute-by-minute account, but the final result established the scale of the Italian side’s dominance.

The match was one of several notable Champions League results reported from Wednesday’s programme. Real Madrid came from behind twice to beat AEK Athens 3-2, with Federico Valverde scoring from long range in the 92nd minute. Madrid therefore maintained a perfect record in the competition.

Liverpool experienced the opposite outcome in Istanbul, losing 3-2 to Fenerbahce after twice taking the lead. Trey Nyoni and Alexander Isak scored for Liverpool, while Mason Greenwood and Archie Brown brought Fenerbahce level before Vedat Muriqi struck in the 89th minute. The Liverpool result ended the club’s perfect start to the Champions League and followed a Premier League defeat by Arsenal.

Liverpool coach Andoni Iraola said his side conceded three goals from set-piece situations: a free-kick, a corner and a long throw. The Como victory stood out not only because of its margin but also because it equalled the modern-era benchmark for goals by one team. UEFA’s supplied listing included Como’s 9-1 win alongside other record performances, including Liverpool’s 8-0 victory over Beşiktaş, Real Madrid’s 8-0 win over Malmö and Bayern’s 9-2 result against Dinamo Zagreb.

Como’s campaign has now produced three victories from four league-phase matches under Fabregas. The available reports did not state the club’s exact position in the table or describe its remaining fixtures, so the result’s immediate effect on qualification could not be established from the material supplied. What is clear is that Como’s performance combined a record-equalling attacking total with a historic defeat for Lens.

Douvikas’s hat-trick supplied the headline individual contribution, while the nine-goal margin made the match one of the most emphatic results in the competition’s modern history.