Como Thrash Lens 9-1 With Record-Breaking Away Win

Como produced one of the most lopsided results the Champions League has ever seen, beating Lens 9-1 away from home on matchday four. The margin is the largest away win in the competition's history, a scoreline that will be remembered well beyond this group stage.

Anastasios Douvikas led the rout with a hat-trick. His three goals were the headline of a performance in which Como were ruthless in front of goal, turning a European away fixture into a statement of intent.

For Lens, the defeat is a heavy one. Conceding nine goals in a single Champions League match is rare for any side, and the result will leave questions about how the team responds in the matches ahead.

For Como, the night marks a historic high point in their European campaign. It also puts a spotlight on Douvikas, whose hat-trick showed what a fully switched-on attack can do against a top-level opponent.