Champions League, Como beat Leipzig 4-1 and are the only Italian side to win
In the opening round of the 2026/27 league phase, Bayern beat Bodø/Glimt 5-0 and Manchester United beat Sabah 4-0. Roma draw 1-1 in Istanbul, Inter and Napoli lose.
The first matchday of the Champions League 2026/27 league phase produced a result that stands as the headline: Como beat Leipzig 4-1 and were the only Italian side to win in the round. The results are the official UEFA ones, reported by Napolità and, in an international roundup, by Vietnam.vn via VietnamNet.
Four goals to one against a Bundesliga side is a margin that requires no comment: it is the result of an opening matchday, not a table, but in the single-league format introduced by the competition, every point gained in the early rounds weighs on the final standings, because no team plays every other team.
The picture of the round
The other results reported by the two sources depict a day of wide margins. Bayern Munich put five past Bodø/Glimt without conceding; Sabah suffered a four-nil defeat against Manchester United. In Prague, Slavia stopped at two goals against Lens’ three, while Psv and Shakhtar shared the points in a 1-1 draw.
The Italian draw came from Istanbul: Fenerbahçe-Roma 1-1, with the Turkish side’s goal scored by Archie Brown. Inter and Napoli lost.
| Match | Result |
|---|---|
| Como-Leipzig | 4-1 |
| Bayern Munich-Bodø/Glimt | 5-0 |
| Manchester United-Sabah | 4-0 |
| Slavia Prague-Lens | 2-3 |
| Psv-Shakhtar | 1-1 |
| Fenerbahçe-Roma | 1-1 |
Why the Italian figures are what they are
Of four Italian sides involved in the round, one won, one drew, two lost. It is a record the sources note without explaining, and this newspaper adds no interpretation that the dossier does not support: we do not know Inter’s and Napoli’s opponents, the scorelines by which they lost, or the lineups fielded.
It is worth noting, however, the composition of the round. Among the matches reported are clubs from Germany, Norway, England, Azerbaijan, the Czech Republic, France, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Turkey and Italy: the league phase brings together, in the same single group, football markets of very different financial size, and the wide first-round results — 5-0, 4-0, 4-1 — are the form that difference takes on the pitch when the pairing is unbalanced.
Como’s case is the one that escapes the more convenient reading: here the team that won by the widest margin among the Italian sides is not the one with the longest continental tradition, and the beaten opponent comes from the German league.
What we do not know
Today’s dossier does not contain the goalscorers of the matches, with the exception of Fenerbahçe’s goal attributed to Archie Brown; it does not contain the opponents and scorelines for Inter and Napoli; it does not contain the precise date of the matches beyond the indication that it was Thursday’s round; it does not contain the updated league-phase table or the schedule for the following matchdays.
We also have no data on attendance, lineups or any injuries. Anyone seeking a full picture of the round will find it in the official statements of the European confederation, which are the source of the two roundups cited.
The verifiable fact that remains at the end of the day is one: on the first matchday of the 2026/27 league phase, the Italian sides collected one win, one draw and two defeats, and the win bears the name of Como.
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