Como's 9-1 win at Lens was the first time an Italian team scored nine goals in a Champions League match. The game produced 10 goals in total and immediately went into the list of the competition's highest-scoring matches ever.
Como's place in the record books
The scale of the result was extreme, but it also sat in line with what Como have done in the league phase. They have scored 19 goals in 4 Champions League matches, with a +13 goal difference, and this was the night when all of that attacking output burst into view at once.
The scoreline also puts the rest of the evening into context. FC Porto beat Napoli 4-1 on the same Champions League night, but Como's result was the one that carried the historical marker. It was not just a heavy away win, it was a first for an Italian club and one of the competition's most goal-filled games.
Lens's collapse in context
Lens had already been having a rough Champions League campaign before Como arrived. They had lost three of their four matches, sat 33rd in the league phase table and had conceded 16 goals, so the 9-1 defeat only deepened an already serious European problem.
The home damage was severe enough to stand on its own, even without the historical angle. Nine of Lens's 16 goals against in the competition came in one night, which tells you how far off the pace they were once Como got rolling. This was the kind of result that will sit at the top of the competition's season highlights for a long time.
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