Como equaled the biggest win Champions League history when they thrashed Lens by an incredible score of 9-1.
The Serie A club equaled the 8-0 wins recorded by Liverpool (v Besiktas in 2007) and Real Madrid (v Malmo in 2015) as they became only the second team to score nine goals in a Champions League game, emulating Bayern Munich, who beat Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 on the opening night of the 2024-25 league stage.
Como beat Manchester United 4-1 in their previous meeting, with manager Cesc Fabregas joking after he told his players to go 4-0 down.
There was no slowing down in northern France, where Tasos Douvikas opened the scoring in the seventh minute with a close-range finish.
Douvikas doubled the lead just after the half-hour mark, before Nico Paz fired into the roof of the net to make it 3-0.
Lucas Da Cunha fired into the bottom left-hand corner for the first of six second-half goals, with Marc-Oliver Kempf following to head home Como’s fifth.
Paz played in Douvikas to complete his hat-trick before Mattia Liberali grabbed a seventh at the near post.
Ruben Aguilar gave Lens something to cheer on with a fine strike from Florian Thauvin’s corner, but normal service resumed when intricate build-up between Liberali and Martin Baturina saw the latter make it 8-1.
And history was made when Matteo Papaccioli rounded off a historic defeat, the debutant’s effort awarded by VAR after initially being ruled out for offside.
Porto put Napoli to the sword
Porto were the less emphatic winners, but their 4-1 victory over Napoli represented one of the most impressive performances of the night.
Jan Bednarek headed Porto in front, but after Kevin De Bruyne had the equalizer ruled out for offside, Scott McTominay equalized shortly before the break.
Gabriel Veiga restored Porto’s lead when he fired in the 71st minute through the legs of Alex Meret, who was left helpless as Jakub Kiwior was left unmarked to head in a third for the home side. The points were then sealed when Samu converted from the penalty spot after being brought down by Rafa Marin, who was sent off.
Borussia Dortmund ended Real Betis’ unbeaten start to the league stage with a 2-1 win at Signal Iduna Park, Konstantinos Karetsas scoring the Bundesliga winner.
Club Brugge claimed their third straight Champions League win by beating PSV Eindhoven 2-1 at home, while Viking secured their first win in the competition by beating Sabah 4-1.
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