Como hit nine in stunning Champions League win at Lens - EWN

Italian outfit Como equalled the record for the biggest winning margin in the modern Champions League with a stunning 9-1 victory away to Lens in France on Wednesday.

Greek international striker Anastasios Douvikas led the way with a hat-trick as the Serie A side, coached by Cesc Fabregas, claimed a third win in four games in this season's league phase.

Only two teams had previously won a game by a margin of eight goals since the launch of the modern UEFA Champions League in 1992.

Liverpool thumped Besiktas 8-0 in the group stage in 2007 and Real Madrid won by the same scoreline against Malmo in 2015.

Como are just the second team to score nine times in a game in the competition, after Bayern Munich beat Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 in the league phase in 2024.

According to statisticians Opta, the last club to score nine away from home was Feyenoord against Olympiacos in the old European Cup 1971.

Douvikas opened the scoring from close range in the seventh minute and finished again at the end of a superb team move just after the half-hour mark.