Como have joined Liverpool and Real Madrid in recording the biggest winning margin in UEFA Champions League history after thrashing Lens 9-1 in their Matchday 4 encounter on Tuesday night.
The Italian side’s nine-goal haul secured an eight-goal victory margin, equalling Liverpool’s 8-0 defeat of Beşiktaş in 2007 and Real Madrid’s 8-0 triumph over Malmö in 2015.
According to the UEFA website on Wednesday, Como also became only the second team after Bayern Munich to score nine goals in a Champions League match.
Tasos Douvikas scored a hat-trick in the encounter, while six other Como players also found the net as the competition debutants recorded the biggest away victory in the tournament’s history.
Liverpool were the first team to achieve an eight-goal winning margin when they defeated Beşiktaş 8-0 during the 2007/08 group stage.
Yossi Benayoun scored three goals, while Ryan Babel and Peter Crouch each contributed two. Steven Gerrard completed the scoring as Liverpool secured the record victory despite having collected just one point from their opening three group matches.
Real Madrid matched the feat on December 8, 2015, when they overwhelmed Malmö 8-0 at home.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored four goals, setting what was then an individual group-stage record of 11 goals, while Karim Benzema registered a hat-trick.
Bayern Munich also feature prominently in the record books after defeating GNK Dinamo 9-2 on September 17, 2024, establishing a new record for the most goals scored by a team in a single Champions League match.
Harry Kane scored four goals in the encounter, while Michael Olise added two.
Full list of biggest Champions League victories
Eight-goal winning margin
1. Lens 1-9 Como — November 4, 2026
2. Liverpool 8-0 Beşiktaş — November 6, 2007
3. Real Madrid 8-0 Malmö — December 8, 2015
Seven-goal winning margin
1. Bayern Munich 9-2 GNK Dinamo — September 17, 2024
2. Juventus 7-0 Olympiacos — December 10, 2003
3. Arsenal 7-0 Slavia Praha — October 23, 2007
4. Žilina 0-7 Marseille — November 3, 2010
5. Valencia 7-0 Genk — November 23, 2011
6. Bayern Munich 7-0 Basel — March 13, 2012
7. BATE Borisov 0-7 Shakhtar Donetsk — October 21, 2014
8. Bayern Munich 7-0 Shakhtar Donetsk — March 11, 2015
9. Barcelona 7-0 Celtic — September 13, 2016
10. Maribor 0-7 Liverpool — October 17, 2017
11. Liverpool 7-0 Spartak Moscow — December 6, 2017
12. Manchester City 7-0 Schalke — March 12, 2019
13. Manchester City 7-0 Leipzig — March 14, 2023
14. Paris Saint-Germain 7-0 Brest — February 19, 2025
