Lens vs. Como: Kickoff Time, Team News, and How to Follow

Lens vs. Como is scheduled for Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at 21:00 Central European Time (CET, UTC+1), or 20:00 UTC. RC Lens host Como 1907 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, France, for UEFA Champions League league-phase Matchday 4. At the time of this check, the fixture was still upcoming, so there was no final score to report and the official starting teams had not been announced. The schedule, venue, and kickoff appear on the clubs' official pages and UEFA's fixture list.

When and where is Lens vs. Como?

UEFA identifies this as Matchday 4 of the 2026/27 Champions League league phase. The official match identifier is 2049623. The local kickoff is 21:00 CET on November 4; because CET is UTC+1, that is 20:00 UTC on the same date. France is on standard time by this date, and both UEFA's schedule and RC Lens's match page use the 21:00 kickoff. No alternative time is shown for this fixture.

The venue is Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens's home stadium. RC Lens's match page also names Canal+ beside the fixture. That is the broadcaster listed by the home club; television and streaming rights vary by territory, so viewers elsewhere should verify the match with their local rights holder. UEFA's official match centre is the place to check for match updates, confirmed lineups, and the final score.

What is confirmed about team availability?

Lens coach Yannick Cahuzac discussed the squad at the club's November 3 pre-match press conference. He said Odsonne Édouard had returned from a procedure and that Maik Nawrocki, Ismaëlo Ganiou, and Abdallah Sima were still following rehabilitation programs. Cahuzac said he had the rest of the squad available. The club's statement did not give return dates for those four players, so avoid assuming when any of them will be back.

UEFA's separate Matchday 4 team-news page lists Édouard, Ganiou, and Sima as out, with no Lens player marked doubtful. It does not include Nawrocki in its Lens status line; the club's coach update is the source for his rehabilitation status. For Como, UEFA lists Assane Diao and Moise Kean as out and Trevoh Chalobah as doubtful. “Doubtful” means his status was unresolved in that preview, not that he was definitely ruled out. The UEFA page does not identify a suspension in its Lens–Como status section. These notes were published before matchday and can be superseded by later club announcements.

UEFA's predicted lineup article is not a confirmed team sheet. A predicted XI is an editorial projection, while the official lineup is the list the clubs or UEFA publish for the match. Check the match centre close to kickoff if you need to know who starts; an unexpected omission alone does not confirm an injury or suspension.

How have the teams started the league phase?

Lens entered Matchday 4 with three points from three games. The club opened with a 3–2 away win at Slavia Praha, then lost 2–0 at home to Sporting CP and 3–0 away to Club Brugge. Como had six points: a 4–1 home win over Leipzig, a 3–2 away defeat to Feyenoord, and a 4–1 home win over Manchester United. UEFA's team-by-team results page lists those scores. They describe the first three rounds only; they do not predict how this match will finish.

This is the first meeting between Lens and Como in UEFA competition, and Como's first UEFA match against a French opponent, according to UEFA's preview. That means there is no previous European head-to-head result between the two clubs to use as a direct comparison.

UEFA's Matchday 4 preview highlighted contrasting storylines. Como had scored first and found the net in the first half in each of its first three Champions League appearances. Tasos Douvikas scored in all three, while Nico Paz had two goals and three assists, contributing to five of Como's ten league-phase goals. For Lens, Florian Thauvin had created 15 chances, the most in the competition going into Matchday 4. Those are pre-match figures from UEFA's November 3 preview, not live match statistics.

How can you watch or follow the match?

Start with the schedule and broadcast listing for your country. The RC Lens fixture page names Canal+, but that listing should not be treated as a worldwide channel guide. If your provider's schedule does not show the match, confirm its territory-specific Champions League rights and kickoff time rather than relying on an unrelated listing.

For official updates, open the UEFA match centre and the clubs' own match pages. Before kickoff, use them to confirm the starting elevens and any last-minute availability change. During the match, follow the live updates; after the final whistle, check the same sources for the score and match report. At the time this article was checked, the UEFA fixtures page still showed Lens vs. Como as a scheduled Matchday 4 game, so a final result was not yet available.

What should you watch for?

The key pre-match questions are whether Como can continue its early-scoring pattern, whether Lens can turn home advantage into a stronger league-phase result, and which players are named in the final teams. Como's opening-round goals and Lens's home setting are useful context, but they are not evidence of a likely score. Keep confirmed team news separate from UEFA's predicted lineups, and treat the final score as unknown until the match is played.

Official sources: UEFA match centre; UEFA league-phase fixtures and results; UEFA Matchday 4 team news; UEFA Matchday 4 facts; RC Lens match page; RC Lens pre-match press conference.