Champions League · League phase · Matchday 3
Manchester City 5-1 AEK Athens FC Result and match report
- Etihad Stadium, Manchester
- Referee: Willy Delajod
Live: Manchester City v AEK Athens FC minute by minute
Manchester City beat AEK Athens FC 5-1. Scorers: Anderson (12'), Foden (34', 65' and 76') and Cherki (57') for Manchester City and Pilios (52') for AEK Athens FC.
Manchester City had more of the ball (64% possession) and had 7 shots on target to AEK Athens FC's 3. Expected goals (xG): Manchester City 2.92 - AEK Athens FC 0.78.
- FT
Full-time: Manchester City 5-1 AEK Athens FC. Manchester City take the win.
- 83'
Substitution for AEK Athens FC: Milan Vitális replaces Luka Jovic.
- 83'
Substitution for AEK Athens FC: Mijat Gaćinović replaces Kervin Arriaga.
- 83'
Substitution for Manchester City: Kaden Braithwaite replaces Rúben Dias.
- 76'
Goal for Manchester City. Phil Foden puts it away from Ryan McAidoo's pass. Manchester City extend their lead. Manchester City 5-1 AEK Athens FC.
- 72'
Substitution for Manchester City: Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Enzo Fernández.
- 72'
Substitution for Manchester City: Vitor de Oliveira Nunes dos Reis replaces Josko Gvardiol.
- 65'
Goal for Manchester City. Phil Foden finishes after a pass from Rico Lewis. Manchester City extend their lead. Manchester City 4-1 AEK Athens FC.
- 63'
Substitution for AEK Athens FC: Oleksandr Zubkov replaces João Mário.
- 62'
Substitution for Manchester City: Ryan McAidoo replaces Floyd Samba.
- 59'
Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) is booked.
- 57'
Goal for Manchester City. Rayan Cherki finishes after a pass from Phil Foden. Manchester City extend their lead. Manchester City 3-1 AEK Athens FC.
- 52'
Goal for AEK Athens FC. Stavros Pilios puts it away from Ambrósini António Cabaça Salvador's pass. AEK Athens FC reduce the deficit. Manchester City 2-1 AEK Athens FC.
- HT
Half-time: Manchester City 2-0 AEK Athens FC.
- 45'
Substitution for AEK Athens FC: Ambrósini António Cabaça Salvador replaces Barnabás Varga.
- 45'
Substitution for AEK Athens FC: Aboubakary Koita replaces Răzvan Marin.
- 34'
Goal for Manchester City. Phil Foden finishes after a pass from Rico Lewis. Manchester City extend their lead. Manchester City 2-0 AEK Athens FC.
- 12'
Goal for Manchester City. Elliot Anderson scores. Manchester City take the lead. Manchester City 1-0 AEK Athens FC.
- 0'
Kick-off: Manchester City v AEK Athens FC is under way.
Match report
Manchester City defeated AEK Athens FC 5-1 at the Etihad Stadium. Elliot Anderson opened the scoring in the 12th minute, and Phil Foden added a second in the 34th to give City a 2-0 lead at half-time. AEK Athens FC reduced the deficit through Stavros Pilios in the 52nd minute, but City proved overwhelming thereafter.
Rayan Cherki extended City's advantage in the 57th minute, before Foden completed a hat-trick with goals in the 65th and 76th minutes. Manchester City's expected goals total of 2.92 compared to AEK Athens FC's 0.78 reflected their dominance, underpinned by 64 per cent possession.
The victory moved Manchester City to 6th place with 6 points, whilst AEK Athens FC remained 27th with 3 points.
Report written with the help of AI from the official match data, with every figure checked automatically.
Match stats
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64%Possession36%
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17Shots11
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7Shots on target3
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2.92Expected goals (xG)0.78
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8Corners3
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1Yellow cards0
Manchester City v AEK Athens FC line-ups
Man of the match: P. Foden (Manchester City), rated 9.6.
Player ratings from 1 to 10 based on each player's performance (competition data).
Manchester City
Manager: E. Maresca
Substitutes: G. Rulli (28), I. Ndiaye (7), Vitor Nunes (22), R. Aït-Nouri (21), M. Bettinelli (13), A. Bouaddi (32), K. Braithwaite (61), E. Haaland (9), J. Doku (11), M. Guéhi (6), R. McAidoo (56)
AEK Athens FC
Manager: M. Nikolić
Substitutes: O. Zubkov (10), Zini (90), M. Vitális (27), D. Vida (21), C. Lykogiannis (22), A. Koita (11), K. Kairinen (6), M. Gaćinović (8), Marios Balamotis (41), P. Mantalos (20)
Cards and substitutions
Cards
Manchester City
- 59'Josko Gvardiol
AEK Athens FC
No cards
Substitutions
Manchester City
- 62'On: Ryan McAidooOff: Floyd Samba
- 72'On: Vitor de Oliveira Nunes dos ReisOff: Josko Gvardiol
- 72'On: Rayan Aït-NouriOff: Enzo Fernández
- 83'On: Kaden BraithwaiteOff: Rúben Dias
AEK Athens FC
- 45'On: Aboubakary KoitaOff: Răzvan Marin
- 45'On: Ambrósini António Cabaça SalvadorOff: Barnabás Varga
- 63'On: Oleksandr ZubkovOff: João Mário
- 83'On: Mijat GaćinovićOff: Kervin Arriaga
- 83'On: Milan VitálisOff: Luka Jovic
FAQs
What was the score in Manchester City v AEK Athens FC?
Manchester City beat AEK Athens FC 5-1 on Tuesday 20 October, with goals from Elliot Anderson (12'), Phil Foden (34'), Stavros Pilios (52'), Rayan Cherki (57') and more. The match was played at Etihad Stadium (Champions League, League phase · Matchday 3).
What were the line-ups for Manchester City v AEK Athens FC?
Manchester City (4-2-3-1): G. Donnarumma, R. Lewis, A. Khusanov, Rúben Dias, J. Gvardiol, E. Anderson, E. Fernández, P. Foden, R. Cherki, Allan, F. Samba. AEK Athens FC (4-4-2): A. Brignoli, L. Rota, H. Moukoudi, Filipe Relvas, S. Pilios, L. Majer, K. Arriaga, R. Marin, João Mário, L. Jović, B. Varga.
Who was man of the match in Manchester City v AEK Athens FC?
P. Foden (Manchester City) had the highest rating in the match: 9.6.