As He Becomes the First Visitor to Score 9 Goals in a Game of "Champions"
Anastasios Douvikas scored a hat trick as Como set the Champions League record for away goals and moved to fourth place.
- On Wednesday, Italian Serie A side Como defeated Lens 9-1 in the Champions League, equalling the competition's largest-ever winning margin. Head Coach Cesc Fabregas led his team to this record-setting result in their debut European campaign.
- Striker Anastasios Douvikas fueled the rout with a hat-trick during a dominant 22-minute second-half surge after Como led 3-0 at halftime. Martin Baturina, Mattia Liberali, and Nico Paz also scored, with Paz providing two assists.
- Como's total of 19 goals across four matches equals Queens Park Rangers' 1976 record for a club's opening European performance. The team also became the first since 1971 to score nine goals away from home in the European Cup.
- Lens coach Yannick Cahuzac described the defeat to Canal+ as a "feeling of humiliation," stating the team was "dominated in every aspect of the game." The French side, 33rd in the standings, suffered their heaviest Champions League defeat.
- Fabregas warned his squad to "keep our feet on the ground" and stay humble despite the result. The team now prepares to face second-place Inter this Sunday in Serie A.
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In the European Champions League match, the small Italian club Como hosted a memorable evening, defeating the French team Lens 9:1 away.
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