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Champions League: Lens suffer historic 9-1 defeat against Como
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The clear picture
What happened
RC Lens lost 9-1 at home to Como in the Champions League. France 24 describes it as the heaviest defeat by a French club in European competition, while Al Jazeera says Como matched the Champions League record for margin of victory.
Latest development
France 24 has established that Lens's 9-1 loss was a record European defeat for French football.
Why it matters
The 9-1 result places Lens's defeat in the record books for French clubs in European competition and, according to Al Jazeera, puts Como level with the Champions League's largest winning margin.
Known / unclear
RC Lens suffered the heaviest defeat in the history of French football in European competition, losing 9-1 at home to Como in the Champions League.
The available accounts do not identify the prior match or matches sharing the Champions League winning-margin record, the scorers, or the effect on either club's league position.
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Sources
Compiled from 2 independent publishers France 24 · Al Jazeera
France 24 frames the result as the worst European defeat suffered by a French club; Al Jazeera frames it as Como equalling a Champions League record. The claims use different historical scopes and do not conflict.
The big question
Did Como set a new Champions League winning-margin record?
No. Al Jazeera says Como's nine-goal margin equalled the competition record rather than surpassing it.
What happens next
- RC Lens's next Champions League fixture after the 9-1 home loss to Como.
- Como's subsequent Champions League results after matching the competition's largest winning margin, according to Al Jazeera.
Bottom line
Lens's 9-1 home defeat is significant both as a French-football European record and as a result Al Jazeera says matched the Champions League's widest margin.
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- Headline updated
RC Lens suffered the heaviest defeat in the history of French football in European competition, losing 9-1 at home to Como in the Champions League.
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