Como suffered the first Champions League defeat in their history on matchday two, going down 3-2 to Feyenoord at Stadion Feijenoord in Rotterdam after letting an early lead slip through their fingers.

Cesc Fabregas' side arrived in the Netherlands buoyed by a 4-1 demolition of RB Leipzig on their Champions League debut, and this was the club's first ever away fixture in UEFA competition, accompanied by 1,050 travelling supporters. It began perfectly — and ended in frustration.

Diao strikes early — then limps off

With Moise Kean injured, Fabregas opted for Nico Paz as a False 9 and pushed Bruno Kaiki into a more advanced role, handing Robert Sanchez a second appearance for the Italians. The reshuffle paid off inside 18 minutes. Assane Diao ran onto a long Jacobo Ramon ball from midfield, shrugged off Javi Lopez and cut inside to curl a left-footed finish past goalkeeper Tjark Ernst one-on-one.

The lead barely lasted 120 seconds. Gjivai Zechiel controlled with his back to goal, turned Maxi Perrone and smashed in a screamer from the edge of the area, with Luciano Valente providing the pass, to level for the hosts.

Worse followed for Como. Diao limped off with a muscular issue he may well have suffered while scoring, and was replaced by Jesus Rodriguez after just 23 minutes — a blow the visitors struggled to absorb.

Martin Baturina's snapshot from distance stung Ernst's gloves, while Sanchez parried a Givairo Read daisy-cutter that had gone through the legs of the offside Mika Marmol. Sanchez was also on hand to deny Lopez's close-range header on the stroke of half-time.

Hadj Moussa turns the tide

Feyenoord turned the game around after the restart. Seven minutes into the second half, Anis Hadj Moussa cut inside from the right and drilled a left-footed strike into the near bottom corner, catching Sanchez out between Kaiki and his own glove.

Fabregas turned to his bench with a triple substitution and it almost paid off immediately. Tasos Douvikas nodded an Alex Valle cross over from six yards while completely unmarked, then Lucas Da Cunha's snapshot was smothered by Ernst.

Nico Paz set up Jesus Rodriguez, who could not get the ball under control inside the penalty area, before a Hadj Moussa roll across the face of goal went begging. Paz then combined with Perrone in a give-and-go to drill just wide, while Sanchez got a fingertip to another Hadj Moussa strike to push it onto the upright from the tightest of angles.

A cruel deflection seals it

Feyenoord extended their lead to 3-1 in the 82nd minute with a remarkable slice of luck. Read robbed Jesus Rodriguez, and Hadj Moussa's strike from the edge of the area took a massive deflection off Jacobo Ramon, bounced off the upright and ricocheted in off Sanchez's back for an own goal.

Como tried to the end. Nico Paz fired wide and Mattia Liberali stung Ernst's gloves, and they finally pulled one back with practically the last kick of the game in the 90th minute of stoppage time. Mika Marmol made a mess of intercepting a long ball from Ramon, and Douvikas pounced on the rebound to blast home at the near post.

It was too late to rescue anything. Feyenoord held on for the victory and their first win of this season's league phase.

Feyenoord back on track, Como's reality check

Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side had been thrashed 5-1 by Barcelona in their league phase opener but responded with a clinical, Hadj Moussa-inspired display. The winger recorded more shots than any other player (five), completed the most dribbles of any Feyenoord player (two) and logged the most touches in the opposition box (10).

The result saw Feyenoord come from behind to win a home game in the Champions League for just the second time, after their 2-1 victory over Napoli in December 2017 — with Van Bronckhorst also in charge on that occasion. Feyenoord have now scored 31 goals in their first 10 matches of a season across all competitions for the first time since 1995-96.

For Como, it was a second defeat of the season. Fabregas' team actually won the expected goals battle 1.24 to 0.54 despite recording fewer shots (11 to 13), but they were left too open at the back, and Diao's first-half injury made a noticeable impact on their attacking threat.