Lens lose 9-1 to Como in Europe
The French club suffered the heaviest home defeat in its European history on Wednesday.
By Nina Patel ·
RC Lens dropped a 9-1 decision to Como at home on Wednesday, marking the largest loss in French club history during European competition. The result extends a difficult stretch for the French side, which has now lost three straight matches in the Champions League. Prior to this fixture, Lens fell to Club Brugge 3-0 and Sporting CP 2-0.
In other Champions League action, Real Madrid secured a 3-2 win over AEK Athens. Federico Valverde scored the decisive goal during stoppage time to seal the result. Liverpool suffered a 3-2 defeat on the road to Fenerbahçe. Manchester City defeated Leipzig 3-2 in the final result of the evening's group stage games.
Rennes remained unbeaten in the Europa League after a goalless draw with Olympiacos. In French domestic news, Lyon confirmed the departure of manager Paulo Fonseca. Jorge Maciel will serve as interim head coach for Thursday's match against Real Sociedad.
At the Dakar Summer Youth Olympics, Japan's Mana Ishikawa won her third swimming gold medal of the Games. The men's beach volleyball gold went to Austria, while the Netherlands claimed the women's title.
Arthur Fils advanced to the last 16 of the Rolex Paris Masters by defeating Tomas Machac with scores of 6-3 and 7-6. Fils will next compete at the ATP Finals in Turin. Novak Djokovic exited the tournament after a loss to Rinky Hijikata. Alexander Zverev also fell to Lorenzo Musetti in his debut match as the world number one.
