Champions League review: PSG take a hit, Man City’s empty seats and teenage hope for Liverpool

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If Manchester United were dreadful on Wednesday, Como’s rise hit its highest point yet. The club’s success carries echoes of Brighton and Bournemouth’s ascents, although Como’s is even more remarkable.

Champions League winner Thierry Henry is among the investors in the club as is Como’s coach, Cesc Fàbregas, although the prime financiers are the Indonesian billionaire Hartono brothers.Jamestown Analytics, the Brighton owner Tony Bloom’s company, has been consulting Como. As United labored, they were swarmed by Como’s worker bees.

Argentina’s latest Messi replacement is rather beefier than his country’s idol.As Como deepened Michael Carrick’s plight, thoughts moved to potential replacements. Real Madrid, another side on three wins, travel to AEK.After defeat to Inter, Shakhtar’s adopted home, Stamford Bridge, hosts Sporting Lisbon, who this week were on the wrong end of Lask’s first ever group-stage win.