Champions League: Como overwhelms Lens 9-1, Manchester City wins at RB Leipzig

Como is in the premier class for the first time and sets a record with a 9-1 win against Lens. Manchester City's victory at RB Leipzig was closer and Real Madrid also had to tremble for a long time.

Manchester City with goalscorer Erling Haaland has ended RB Leipzig's flawless home run so far this season. After winning five competitive games and not conceding a single goal, RB lost 2:3 (0:1) at home in the group phase of the Champions League on matchday four.

After falling behind twice, Martín Demichelis' team caught up twice before Manchester's Haaland (78th minute) scored the winning goal with his first chance to make the final score. The English took the lead twice thanks to an own goal from Castello Lukeba (37th minute) and thanks to Enzo Fernández (58th). Ridle Baku (49th) and Antonio Nusa (61st) each equalized.

The Premier League club is well on track after three wins, Leipzig now recorded its third defeat in the premier class after the 4-1 defeats in Como and at Real Madrid.

Liverpool FC suffered a bitter disappointment with national player Florian Wirtz. The Reds lost 2:3 (1:1) at Fenerbahçe Istanbul. Wirtz caused a stir after his substitution and was able to score a late knockout. but not prevent it. It is the first loss of points in the premier class for Liverpool.

The fifth-placed team in the English Premier League took the lead twice through Trey Nyoni (25th) and Alexander Isak (69th), while Mason Greenwood (29th) and Archie Brown (73rd) equalized for Istanbul. Vedat Muriqi headed the Turks' first three-pointer in the current competition in the 79th minute.

Meanwhile, record winners Real Madrid were able to avert a last-minute setback. The Royals came to a late 3-2 (1-1) draw at AEK Athens and extended their series to seven competitive game wins. Federico Valverde saved Real in the second minute of stoppage time with a long-range shot into the right corner.

Aboubakary Koita (12th) had surprisingly shot the outsiders into the lead in Athens, the former Dortmund Jew Bellingham (32nd) equalized with a backheel before the break. AEK also struck first in the second half when Stavros Pilo let the hosts celebrate again (75th). But star striker Kylian Mbappé (78th) and Valverde prevented anything worse from happening. After the final whistle, Koita was shown a red card for unsportsmanlike conduct.

The Italian first division soccer team Como 1907 made history in its debut season in the Champions League and celebrated the highest victory in the history of the premier class. Thanks also to a goal from German central defender Marc-Oliver Kempf, Como won 9:1 (3:0) at RC Lens. Among other things, the Greek striker Anastasios Douvikas scored three times (7th, 32nd, 57th) and is now at the top of the goalscorers list in the competition with six goals.

To date, two 8-0 wins have been the highest in the Champions League: Liverpool FC (against Besiktas/2007) and Real Madrid (against Malmö/2015) had clearly prevailed in home games.

Como, coached by former Spanish world-class player Cesc Fàbregas, ran after the record goal after an 8-1 win in the 69th minute before the 18-year-old Matteo Papaccioli set the historic final point in stoppage time (90th + 2).

The other results from the evening:

Borussia Dortmund – Betis Sevilla 2:1 (0:0)

FC Porto – SSC Napoli 4:1 (1:1)

PSV Eindhoven – FC Brugge 1:2 (0:1)

Slavia Prague – FC Arsenal 1:2 (0:2)

Viking Stavanger – Sabah FK 4:1 (1:1)