Como's 9-1 Rout of Lens Matches Champions League Record
Como's 9-1 win in France headlined matchday 4, which also brought Real Madrid's comeback in Athens and Liverpool's first European loss.
Como beat Lens 9-1 in France on November 4, matching the largest winning margin in Champions League history.
Como 1907 won 9-1 at Lens on November 4, matching the biggest winning margin in Champions League history. [Soccer Mornings: Thursday, November 5, 2026 — Morning Update]
Como led 3-0 at halftime in France and kept scoring, finishing matchday 4 in fourth place on nine points. The same week brought Real Madrid's comeback win in Athens and Liverpool's first European loss of the season, in Istanbul. [Soccer Mornings: Thursday, November 5, 2026 — Morning Update]
The scoreline is the story. Nine goals in a Champions League away game is a number the competition's record book had room for once before, and Como — a club from a small lakeside city in northern Italy — now shares the page. Lens, at home, had no answer at any point in the second half. [Soccer Mornings: Thursday, November 5, 2026 — Morning Update]
Madrid's night was harder work. Real Madrid won 3-2 at AEK Athens after trailing twice, with a stoppage-time winner from Federico Valverde. The win kept Madrid perfect on 12 points, good for second place on goal difference behind Paris Saint-Germain, who won 6-0 at Villarreal on Tuesday. [Soccer Mornings: Thursday, November 5, 2026 — Morning Update] [UEFA Champions League 26/27 results — Sportradar]
Liverpool lost for the first time in Europe this season, 3-2 at Fenerbahce, after leading twice. Vedat Muriqi's 79th-minute goal won it, and the loss dropped Liverpool to fifth on nine points. Manchester City won 3-2 at RB Leipzig on an 87th-minute Erling Haaland goal, and Manchester United beat Roma 3-2 at Old Trafford. [Soccer Mornings: Thursday, November 5, 2026 — Morning Update] [UEFA Champions League 26/27 results — Sportradar]
The rest of the round: Bayern Munich won 2-0 at Atletico Madrid, Porto beat Napoli 4-1, Arsenal won 2-1 at Slavia Prague, Borussia Dortmund beat Real Betis 2-1 and Club Brugge won 2-1 at PSV Eindhoven. [UEFA Champions League 26/27 results — Sportradar]
The league phase now pauses for the international break. Matchday 5 arrives November 24 and 25, with Arsenal hosting Dortmund and Manchester City hosting Napoli among the fixtures. Como's nine goals travel with them into that round as the number nobody in the competition can ignore. [UEFA Champions League 26/27 results — Sportradar]
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