Champions League: Lens-Como on the pitch on Wednesday at 9pm LIVE

"This is a crazy environment, I played here when I was at Monaco and I like doing it on evenings like this. It feels like a warm environment, already in the warm-up it's almost full. It will be a great experience for our players. Yesterday I started preparing them, getting them pumped up. We want to play games like this. Let's try to win and then see what happens." Cesc Fabregas' Como faces Lens away tomorrow on the fourth day of the Champions League, with the aim of implementing the winning streak after five consecutive victories in all competitions, including the 4-1 against the disastrous Manchester United in Europe and the latest success 1-0 against Venezia in Serie A.

"For us it's a season of adaptation with Europe, and we have to prepare for the future. A victory can be a big step", adds the Spanish coach. A gamer or a scorer, it doesn't matter because the coach - compared by many to the legendary Helenio Herrera - has also discovered the joys of Italian victory and the cynicism of those who know how to take advantage of favorable situations. Como currently has six points in the European rankings.

The only flaw is the absences due to injury: Moise Kean, Diao, Chalobah and Jesus Rodriguez will not be there. The lineup doesn't seem to have any major twists in store: Jean Butez seems to have a slight advantage in the run-off with Sanchez. In defense, a probable four-man line with Yan Couto and Álex Valle on the wings, Ramón and Kempf. In midfield it would be up to Luis Milla and Máximo Perrone. We change the games but it is always the turn of the indispensable Nico Paz, with Lucas Da Cunha and Martin Baturina on the external lanes. In front, the immovable Douvikas, another Como star who amazes.

The only risk on the horizon for Fabregas' enfants terribles is snubbing the French, stuck with just three points in the Champions League. The Racing Club de Lens is not to be considered the last of the class, it has historical roots and ambition. Founded in 1906, Lens, nicknamed 'Sang et Or', blood and gold, has a popular identity linked to the city's mining roots. The list of winners includes the 1998 French championship, the 1999 League Cup and the 2026 French Cup. Coached by Yannick Cahuzac, he faces Como with a 3-4-2-1. The talent to keep an eye on is Florian Thauvin, ex Udinese: in the first three days of the Champions League he created 15 chances, more than any other player. It is from his feet that an important part of the danger of the French comes, called to react after the defeats against Sporting and Bruges.