Como Routs Lens 9-1 to Tie the Biggest Win in Champions League History

By The Arena Staff

LENS, France, Nov. 5, 2026 — Como is playing in its first Champions League season. On Wednesday night, it put its name next to Liverpool and Real Madrid in the record book.

Cesc Fabregas' team beat Lens 9-1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, an eight-goal margin that ties the biggest win in Champions League history, UEFA said. Liverpool beat Besiktas 8-0 in 2007, and Real Madrid beat Malmo by the same score in 2015. It is also the largest away win the competition has seen, and Como joined Bayern Munich as the only teams to score nine in a Champions League match.

Greek striker Anastasios Douvikas led the way with a hat trick, scoring in the 7th, 32nd and 57th minutes. Nico Paz added a goal before halftime and dedicated it to Jesús de Miguel, a CD Tenerife player who died recently, according to the club's match report.

The second half got away from Lens quickly. Lucas Da Cunha scored two minutes after the break, and Marc-Oliver Kempf and Liberali each scored their first Champions League goals. Aguilar pulled one back for Lens in the 67th minute before Martin Baturina answered two minutes later. Eighteen-year-old academy product Papaccioli finished it in stoppage time, scoring on his European debut.

"It's a crazy night and a crazy result, but we can't get ahead of ourselves," Da Cunha said, Reuters reported.

The win moved Como to fourth place in the league phase with nine points from four games, and it has scored 19 goals in the competition.

Sources: UEFA.com, Reuters via Al Jazeera and Como 1907.