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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE · LENS

NINE! COMO EQUAL THE RECORD

By Our Special Correspondent

Lens 1, Como 9. Lens: Ruben Aguilar 65; Como: Anastasios Douvikas 7, 32, 57, Nico Paz 40, Lucas Da Cunha 47, Marc-Oliver Kempf 53, Mattia Liberali 62, Martin Baturina 69, Matteo Papaccioli 90+1. Douvikas hat-trick in the biggest away win in Champions League history

Como put nine past Lens. That equals Bayern Munich's tally against Dinamo Zagreb in 2024, the most scored by a team in a Champions League game, and it is the biggest away win in the competition's history.

Greece forward Tasos Douvikas started it in the seventh minute from close range and scored again before Nico Paz smashed in the third five minutes before half-time. Paz showed a T-shirt in tribute to Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel, who died after a serious injury in an on-pitch collision.

Captain Lucas da Cunha made it four less than two minutes into the second half. Marc-Oliver Kempf headed the fifth, Paz put Douvikas through to complete his hat-trick, and substitute Mattia Liberali ran clear for the seventh after 62 minutes.

Ruben Aguilar's volley from a corner pulled one back for Lens, but Martin Baturina made it 8-1. In stoppage time, 18-year-old Matteo Papaccioli finished calmly. It was given offside, until VAR showed he had timed his run perfectly.

Cesc Fabregas' side, in Serie D as recently as 2018-19, are fourth in the league-phase table.

“What they are doing is so impressive, considering this is their first time in Europe.” – Nedum Onuoha, former Manchester City defender, to BBC Sport

Where it leaves them: Lens 33rd on 3 points; Como 4th on 9 points.

“What they are doing is so impressive, considering this is their first time in Europe.”
Nedum Onuoha, former Manchester City defender, to BBC Sport

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

PARIS HIT FOUR IN 17 MINUTES

By Our Special Correspondent

Villarreal 0, Paris Saint Germain 6. Paris Saint Germain: João Neves 9, Désiré Doue 12, Senny Mayulu 13, Fabián Ruiz 17, 50, David Boly 78. Champions stay perfect with a record-breaking rout in Villarreal

Paris Saint-Germain scored four goals in the first 17 minutes, which AP says is the quickest any team has managed in the competition's history, and went on to win 6-0 in Villarreal.

João Neves, Désiré Doué and Senny Mayulu scored in a five-minute span, and Fabián Ruiz swept in the fourth. Ruiz added a fifth after the break with a clever run and finish. Then 17-year-old David Boly marked his Champions League debut with the sixth.

The reigning champions did it without Ousmane Dembélé or Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, CBS Sports noted. Four wins from four keeps Luis Enrique's side perfect. Ruiz was UEFA's player of the match.

Where it leaves them: Villarreal 28th on 3 points; Paris Saint Germain 1st on 12 points.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE · PORTO

PORTO RUN NAPOLI RAGGED AFTER McTOMINAY LEVELS

By Our Special Correspondent

FC Porto 4, Napoli 1. FC Porto: Jan Bednarek 11, Gabri Veiga 71, Jakub Kiwior 80, Samuel Aghehowa 90 pen; Napoli: Scott McTominay 43. Three second-half goals and a red card give Farioli's side their first Champions League win

Porto had won all 10 of their Primeira Liga games and lost all three in Europe. On Wednesday night they finally did it in the Champions League too, and how.

Francesco Farioli's side went ahead after 11 minutes with a powerful header from former Southampton defender Jan Bednarek, from Gabri Veiga's corner.

Scott McTominay levelled two minutes before the break. Diogo Costa parried Rasmus Hojlund's effort from Kevin De Bruyne's cross, and the Scotland midfielder buried the rebound. It was his second goal in successive Champions League games after his return from heart surgery.

Porto dominated the second half. Bednarek and Veiga both hit the crossbar before Veiga slotted in the second from Santiago Gimenez's through-ball. Former Arsenal centre-back Jakub Kiwior headed in Hwang In-beom's corner for the third in the 80th minute.

Rafa Marin was sent off for fouling Samu Aghehowa, denying a clear goalscoring opportunity, and Aghehowa scored the penalty. Marin will miss Napoli's trip to Manchester City on 24 November. Both clubs have three points from four games.

Where it leaves them: FC Porto 26th on 3 points; Napoli 27th on 3 points.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE · STAVANGER

BOTHEIM DOUBLE AS VIKING SINK TEN-MAN SABAH

By Our Special Correspondent

Viking 4, Sabah FA 1. Viking: Erik Botheim 27, 90+4, Zlatko Tripić 69, Henrik Falchener 81; Sabah FA: Patrick Orphe Mbina 11. Norwegians come from behind for their first league-phase win since returning to Europe's top table

Viking, in the Champions League for the first time since 1992-93, have their first win of the league phase.

Sabah, making their debut in the competition nine years after the club was founded, went ahead against the run of play. Umarali Rakhmonaliev's swift counter-attack ended with Orphe Mbina tapping in from close range.

Viking responded, and Erik Botheim met an excellent cross to turn the ball past the goalkeeper.

Sabah were penalised for handball in the box. Zlatko Tripic's spot-kick was saved, but he prodded in the rebound. Aden McCarthy was then shown a straight red card for a studs-up challenge.

Henrik Falchener rose highest to head in a corner for the third, and Botheim got his second in stoppage time after a calamitous Sabah attempt to play out from the back.

Viking travel to Atletico Madrid on 25 November. Sabah host Barcelona the same evening.

Where it leaves them: Viking 22nd on 4 points; Sabah FA 31st on 3 points.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

JØRGENSEN DOUBLE AS LASK RUN RIOT

By Our Special Correspondent

Lask Linz 4, Slovan Bratislava 0. Lask Linz: Kasper Jorgensen 19, 37, Robert Ljubicic 44, Samuel Adeniran 48. Four goals and two straight wins for the Austrians

Kasper Jørgensen scored with a header from a corner and then a clever free-kick, and Robert Ljubičić poked in a third before half-time. Samuel Adeniran powered in a fourth soon after the restart as LASK beat Slovan Bratislava 4-0 for their second successive win. Saša Kalajdžić hit the post.

Where it leaves them: Lask Linz 16th on 6 points; Slovan Bratislava 36th on 0 points.

A mockup of the printed edition. Every word set here comes from the night's reports, results and tables.