Como crush Manchester United 4-1 in the UEFA Champions League

Como secured a big win over visitors Manchester United, winning 4-1 in a match played as part of matchday three of the UEFA Champions League league phase, on 21 October 2026 at 19:45 Saudi Arabia time.

Nicolás Paz Martínez opened the scoring for Como in just the second minute of the match, before Anastasios Douvikas added the second goal in the 49th minute at the start of the second half. Paz Martínez then returned to score his own second goal for the team in the 57th minute, before Jacobo Ramón Naveros added Como's fourth goal in the 76th minute. Joshua Orobosa Zirkzee pulled one back for Manchester United in the 90+1 minute.

The match saw no red cards, with Como receiving one yellow card compared to three yellow cards for Manchester United.

Nicolás Paz Martínez was named player of the match after scoring two goals and providing an additional assist during the 80 minutes he played, with a performance rating of 9.23.

Statistically, Como dominated possession with 55 percent compared to 45 percent for Manchester United, and completed 666 passes compared to 546 passes for the visitors. Como had 8 shots on target out of 11 total shots, compared to 4 shots on target out of 13 for Manchester United, while the expected goals rate stood at 2.12 for Como compared to 1.11 for United. Como won one corner kick compared to 4 for Manchester United.

The match was officiated by referee Sven Jablonski, and was broadcast by beIN SPORTS.

With this result, Como raised their tally to 3 points, sitting 17th with a goal difference of 6 scored and 4 conceded, while Manchester United remained on 3 points as well, in 18th place with a goal difference of 4 scored and 2 conceded.