Como Demolishes Lens 9-1 in Record-Breaking Champions League Rout
Como secured a historic 9-1 victory away against Lens on November 5, 2026, establishing a new scoring record for an Italian team in the Champions League. Tasos Douvikas netted a hat-trick to spearhead the explosive performance, lifting Cesc Fabregas’s side directly into fourth place in the league phase standings.
Tasos Douvikas Hat-Trick Propels Cesc Fabregas Squad Up Standings
The emphatic nine-goal display completely alters the club’s continental trajectory, shifting goal difference metrics dramatically and securing a top-four position. Alongside the striker’s three goals, contributions from Nico Paz, Da Cunha, Marc Oliver Kempf, Liberali, Martin Baturina, and 18-year-old Papaccioli compounded the defensive collapse.
Cesc Fabregas
coachThe result arrives amidst a congested autumn calendar for the Italian outfit, who now turn their immediate competitive focus toward domestic fixtures under Fabregas’s direction.
“We think about Inter.”
Reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport.
