Fabregas Delighted as Como Live Up to Champions League Standard in Dream Debut

Italian club Como pulled off a dream debut in the Champions League with a 4-1 win over RB Leipzig on Thursday, and manager Cesc Fabregas was happy to see his team live up to the ⁠standards of Europe's ⁠elite club competition. The former Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea midfielder retired at Como in 2023 before joining ⁠their coaching staff and becoming manager. "It was a historic evening for the club and the fans, who will still be talking about it in 10 years’ time," Fabregas told reporters, according to Reuters. "That’s the beauty ⁠of ⁠football, I hope the fans enjoyed it as much as we did." Como have seven points from their first three Serie A matches this season and host Parma on Monday.