Como Enjoy Dream Champions League Debut, Big Wins for Man Utd and Bayern Munich
Cesc Fàbregas’s side scored three first-half goals and held RB Leipzig to one late reply in a first Champions League home win.
- Bayern Munich opened their Champions League campaign with a 5-0 thrashing of Norway's Bodo/Glimt on Thursday, while Italian club Como secured a 4-1 victory over Leipzig in their tournament debut.
- Como's first-ever qualification required urgent upgrades to their lakeside Stadio Sinigaglia to meet UEFA guidelines; failure would have forced manager Cesc Fabregas's side to play home games 200km away at Sassuolo.
- At Old Trafford, Manchester United manager Michael Carrick oversaw a 4-0 victory against Azerbaijan newcomers Sabah, with Matheus Cunha, Bruno Fernandes, Benjamin Sesko, and Lisandro Martinez scoring in the dominant display.
- Ten-Man Slavia Prague suffered heartbreak at home to Lens, conceding twice in stoppage time to lose 3-2 after Mikulas Konecny was sent off via VAR review just after halftime.
- Fenerbahce marked their return to the competition with a 1-1 draw against Roma, while PSV Eindhoven salvaged a 1-1 draw at home to Shakhtar Donetsk as Sergino Dest's equalizer ensured they began with a point.
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COMO (ITALPRESS) "Debut of a dream for Como, which at the Sinigaglia is imposed for 4-1 on Leipzig. I am Baturina, Douvikas, Diao and Perrone to put the signature on a game that will remain in the history of the Lombard club. At 12′ it takes a super Vandevoort to stop first a close right of Douvikas and then, on the fight, an attempt of Nico Paz. Lariani pass in the lead three minutes later. Douvikas puts the ball in the center, Baku loses the b…
Man United, Bayern cruise as Como make dream Champions League start
In his debut in the Champions League, the A-Series Como passed over Leipzig in Germany.
After the 1:3 in Bremen RB Leipzig loses clearly under the new coach Martin Demichelis also in the Champions League.
Como got off to a great start to their historic Champions League campaign, beating RB Leipzig 4-1 in a spectacular match. The team led by Cesc Fabregas played a very good first half and ended it with a double lead. Martin Baturina opened the scoring in the 15th minute, taking advantage of a free kick in the area and sending the ball into the bottom corner. Como continued to be the more dangerous team and scored their second goal in the 38th minu…
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