Como Rout Lens 9-1; Liverpool Fall at Fenerbahce
Anastasios Douvikas scored a hat-trick as Como became only the second team to score nine goals in a Champions League match.
- On Wednesday, Como thrashed Lens 9-1 in France, equaling the largest margin of victory in Champions League history and becoming the first away side to score nine goals in a single competition match.
- Founded in 1907, Como spent decades in obscurity, languishing in Italy's amateur fourth tier as recently as 2018-19 before head coach Cesc Fabregas arrived four years ago and transformed the club.
- Greek striker Anastasios Douvikas scored a hat-trick, Argentine midfielder Nico Paz added a goal and two assists, and Como dominated with 11 shots on target to Lens's three.
- The victory lifts Como to fourth place with nine points from four matches, though coach Fabregas urged his players to "stay humble and keep improving."
- Como next face AEK Athens, a side Real Madrid needed until the 92nd minute to defeat, presenting a test of whether this result reflects sustained form or just one exceptional night.
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ROME (AP) — Como coach Cesc Fabregas found something to nitpick after a record-breaking 9-1 rout of Lens in the Champions League. The one goal conceded may have been the most spectacular of the evening: Ruben Aguilar’s long volley off a corner that made it 7-1 midway through the second half. “Yes, because we changed something in our defending when we made three substitutions,” Fabregas said after being prompted by Sky Italia studio host Fabio Ca…
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