After historic Champions League humiliation, Lens part ways with Yannick Cahuzac

Ligue 1 side Lens have dismissed head coach Yannick Cahuzac after a turbulent start to November that included a historic humiliation in the Champions League.

Cahuzac was in charge earlier this month for the historic European match in which Como beat Lens 9-1.

The scoreline went into the record books as the heaviest home defeat in the competition's history, while the eight-goal margin also equalled the record for the biggest defeat in Champions League history (alongside Liverpool 8-0 Beşiktaş in 2007 and Real Madrid 8-0 Malmö in 2015).

The heavy defeat by Como also went down, together with Strasbourg's 10-2 loss to MTK Budapest in 1961, as the heaviest suffered by a French club in the major European competitions. No French side had previously lost at home in European competition by more than five goals. After that match, Lens also lost 2-1 to Marseille in Ligue 1, amid intense protests from their own supporters.

In a brief statement on Thursday evening, Lens announced that Cahuzac had been relieved of his duties in charge of the first team.

The statement said that Cahuzac, who had taken on the responsibility without any predetermined term, had given all his energy to the club during the transition period. The club thanked its former captain and head coach for his efforts and wished him success for the rest of his career.

Cahuzac is the second head coach Lens have parted ways with this season. The French club had parted ways with Dino Toppmöller in September after just six matches, despite winning the Trophée des Champions (French Super Cup) against Paris Saint-Germain.

Lens, who sit 11th in Ligue 1, will host Toulouse on 21 November after the international break.