Como Hit Nine at Lens to Equal Champions League Record Winning Margin

Como produced one of the great Champions League away performances on Wednesday, thrashing Lens 9-1 in France to equal the biggest winning margin in the history of the competition.

Cesc Fabregas’ side led 3-0 at half-time, with Anastasios Douvikas scoring twice, before striking five more goals in a 22-minute spell after the break to run riot.

The eight-goal margin matches the records set by Liverpool’s 8-0 win over Besiktas and Real Madrid’s 8-0 win over Malmo, while Como also became only the second team after Bayern Munich to score nine goals in a Champions League match.

First nine away since 1971

Como are the first side to score nine goals away from home in the European Cup since 1971, and the win lifts them to fourth in the league phase on nine points from four games.

A miserable night for Lens

Lens, beaten heavily on home soil, sit 33rd with three points after suffering the heaviest defeat ever suffered by a French club in the competition.

Source: Reuters