UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, October 20, 2026
AEK Athens WDWWL 1
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Manchester City WWWLW 5
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Etihad Stadium · 40,042 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Foden hat trick fuels emphatic Man City win as Haaland rested

Phil Foden scored a hat trick as Manchester City got their Champions League campaign back on track with an emphatic 5-1 win over AEK Athens.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
2
36.4
Possession
63.6
11
SHOTS
17
3
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
346
Accurate Passes
635
387
Passes
680
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
3
5
Crosses
13
0.0
Cross %
0.2
43
Long Balls
27
26
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
6
14
Effective Tackles
9
22
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
10
20
Effective Clearances
10
20
Clearances
10

Highlights

01:02 Maresca: Manchester City have 'options' despite injury setbacks Watch on ESPN

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 3Rúben DiasCD-L
  3. 45Abdukodir KhusanovCD-R
  4. 24Josko GvardiolLB
  5. 82Rico LewisRB
  6. 10Rayan CherkiAM
  7. 17Enzo FernándezLM
  8. 5Elliot AndersonRM
  9. 75Floyd SambaF
  10. 37Allan EliasAM-L
  11. 47Phil FodenAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 32Ayyoub BouaddiSUB
  2. 22Vitor ReisSUB
  3. 11Jérémy DokuSUB
  4. 28Gerónimo RulliSUB
  5. 21Rayan Aït-NouriSUB
  6. 56Ryan McAidooSUB
  7. 61Kaden BraithwaiteSUB
  8. 7Iliman NdiayeSUB
  9. 13Marcus BettinelliSUB
  10. 6Marc GuéhiSUB
  11. 9Erling HaalandSUB

AEK · 4-4-2

  1. 91Alberto BrignoliG
  2. 44Filipe RelvasCD-L
  3. 2Harold MoukoudiCD-R
  4. 3Stavros PiliosLB
  5. 12Lazaros RotaRB
  6. 18Razvan MarinCM-L
  7. 16Kervin ArriagaCM-R
  8. 23João MárioLM
  9. 14Lovro MajerRM
  10. 19Barnabás VargaCF-L
  11. 9Luka JovicCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Charalampos LykogiannisSUB
  2. 10Oleksandr ZubkovSUB
  3. 21Domagoj VidaSUB
  4. 41Marios BalamotisSUB
  5. 11Aboubakary KoitaSUB
  6. 8Mijat GacinovicSUB
  7. 90ZiniSUB
  8. 6Kaan KairinenSUB
  9. 20Petros MantalosSUB
  10. 27Milán VitálisSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Manchester City 1, AEK Athens 0. Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  2. 34' Goal! Manchester City 2, AEK Athens 0. Phil Foden (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  3. 45' Substitution, AEK Athens. Aboubakary Koïta replaces Razvan Marin.
  4. 45' Substitution, AEK Athens. Zine replaces Barnabás Varga.
  5. 52' Goal! Manchester City 2, AEK Athens 1. Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zine following a fast break.
  6. 57' Goal! Manchester City 3, AEK Athens 1. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  7. 59' Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 60' Delay in match because of an injury Lovro Majer (AEK Athens).
  9. 60' Delay in match because of an injury Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
  10. 61' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  11. 61'
  12. 62' Substitution, Manchester City. Ryan McAidoo replaces Floyd Samba.
  13. 63' Substitution, AEK Athens. Oleksandr Zubkov replaces João Mário.
  14. 65' Goal! Manchester City 4, AEK Athens 1. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  15. 72' Substitution, Manchester City. Vitor Reis replaces Josko Gvardiol.
  16. 72' Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Enzo Fernández.
  17. 76' Goal! Manchester City 5, AEK Athens 1. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan McAidoo.
  18. 83' Substitution, Manchester City. Kaden Braithwaite replaces Rúben Dias.
  19. 83' Substitution, AEK Athens. Mijat Gacinovic replaces Kervin Arriaga.
  20. 83' Substitution, AEK Athens. Milán Vitális replaces Luka Jovic.

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