Como make Champions League history with 9-1 win against Lens

Como produced a historic performance in the Champions League on Wednesday, thrashing Lens 9-1 away from home to equal the competition's biggest-ever winning margin.

Cesc Fabregas' side dominated from the first minutes of the game, with Tasos Douvikas scoring twice in the first half. The Greek striker opened the scoring in the seventh minute before adding another in the 32nd, while Nico Paz made it 3-0 shortly before the break.

The visitors showed no signs of slowing down after half-time. Lucas Da Cunha made it four in the 47th minute, Marc-Oliver Kempf added another seven minutes later and Douvikas completed his hat-trick in the 57th minute. Mattia Liberali then extended the lead to 7-0.

Lens managed to score a consolation goal through Ruben Aguilar in the 67th minute, but Como quickly restored their seven-goal advantage. Martin Baturina made it 8-1 before 18-year-old Matteo Papaccioli completed the remarkable scoring in the stoppage time.

The result saw Como's match with the biggest winning margin in Champions League history, the record was previously achieved by Liverpool in their 8-0 victory over Besiktas in 2007 and Real Madrid against Malmo in 2015. Como also became the first team to score nine goals away from home in the competition.

The victory lifted the Italian side to fourth place in the league-phase standings with nine points from four matches, meanwhile Lens remained 33rd with three points.