Fabregas staying grounded after Como statement

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Martin Baturina, Tasos Douvikas, Assane Diao and Maximo Perrone all got on the scoresheet as Como thrashed Leipzig 4-1 at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia.

Como became the 12th Italian side to play in the Champions League and just the fourth to win its debut match in the competition, after Juventus, AC Milan and Udinese.

Douvikas became the first Greek player to score on his Champions League debut since Evangelos Mantzios for Panathinaikos against Werder Bremen in September 2005, while Baturina became just the second Croatian player to score and assist in multiple Champions League games, after Mislav Orsic.

Fabregas acknowledged the importance of Como's victory, but he reiterated that Serie A is where their priority lies.

"I am happy, but it will only last five minutes, because then we have to prepare against Parma on Monday, and we need the same energy as tonight," Fabregas said.

"Obviously, I understand it is a historic night for the city and the club, it is a gift that we deserved for the incredible work we did last season. 

"But Serie A remains the most important target. It is, after all, what allows you to get back into the Champions League.

"We are a young team, we are boosted by the Champions League energy, but I'd be really angry if we then didn’t give our all in Serie A.

"We must be humble and be able to perform every three days, it will be a very tough season, and we must maintain the right mentality."

Elsewhere in the Champions League, Lens pulled off a stunning comeback to defeat 10-man Slavia Prague 3-2.

After Danijel Sturm's second goal of the game put the Czech side 2-1 up in the 88th minute, Florian Thauvin and Ruben Aguilar scored in stoppage time to give Lens all three points.