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A Night of Surprises in the UEFA Champions League: Historic Humiliation for Lens and Defeat for Liverpool

A night of shocks in the Champions League saw Como match the competition’s biggest winning margin and Liverpool suffer their first league-phase defeat.

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A Night of Surprises in the UEFA Champions League: Historic Humiliation for Lens and Defeat for Liverpool

Como make Champions League history

Como produced the result of the night in France, beating Lens 9-1 to match the biggest winning margin in Champions League history. Cesc Fabregas' side were led by a Tasos Douvikas hat-trick and moved up to fourth in the league-phase table.

Liverpool slip in Istanbul

Liverpool also fell to an unexpected defeat, losing 3-2 to Fenerbahce in Istanbul. The Premier League side led twice but could not hold on, with Vedat Muriqi scoring in the 79th minute to seal their first defeat in this season’s league phase.

Madrid, City and Arsenal edge through

Real Madrid needed a stoppage-time Federico Valverde goal to beat AEK Athens 3-2 after twice going behind, while Manchester City won 3-2 in Germany against Leipzig. Arsenal also took three points away from home, beating Slavia Prague 2-1.

Porto beat Napoli 4-1, Borussia Dortmund won 2-1 against Real Betis, Club Brugge beat PSV Eindhoven by the same score and Viking won 4-1 against Sabah.

The fourth round left the race for direct qualification to the last 16 tighter, with Madrid and Arsenal in the top eight and four matches still to play in the league phase.

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