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Manchester City 5-1 AEK Athens · Champions League

Manchester City beat AEK Athens 5-1 in the Champions League. Goals: E. Anderson 12', P. Foden 34', S. Pilios 52', R. Cherki 57', P. Foden 65', P. Foden 76'. Expected goals (xG): Manchester City 0.7, AEK Athens 0.4. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Manchester City and AEK Athens met in the Champions League at Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Tuesday, 20 October 2026.

Goalscorers

Manchester City: E. Anderson 12'; P. Foden 34', 65', 76'; R. Cherki 57'. AEK Athens: S. Pilios 52'.

How the match went

Manchester City saw more of the ball, 64% of it. Manchester City had 17 shots with 7 on target, AEK Athens 11 with 3 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 8 to Manchester City and 3 to AEK Athens. Manchester City conceded 6 fouls, AEK Athens 10. The referee showed 1 yellow card (1 for Manchester City, 0 for AEK Athens).

Line-ups

Manchester City started in a 4-2-3-1: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Rico Lewis, Abdukodir Khusanov, Rúben Dias, Joško Gvardiol, Elliot Anderson, Enzo Fernández, Phil Foden, Rayan Cherki, Allan, Floyd Samba.

AEK Athens started in a 4-4-2: Alberto Brignoli, Lazaros Rota, Harold Moukoudi, Filipe Relvas, Stavros Pilios, Lovro Majer, Kervin Arriaga, Răzvan Marin, João Mário, Luka Jović, Barnabás Varga.

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Minute by minute

  1. 12'Goal! Manchester City 1-0 AEK Athens. E. Anderson (Manchester City) scores.
  2. 34'Goal! Manchester City 2-0 AEK Athens. P. Foden (Manchester City) scores, assisted by R. Lewis.
  3. 45'Half-time. Manchester City 2-0 AEK Athens.
  4. 52'Goal! Manchester City 2-1 AEK Athens. S. Pilios (AEK Athens) scores, assisted by Zini.
  5. 57'Goal! Manchester City 3-1 AEK Athens. R. Cherki (Manchester City) scores, assisted by P. Foden.
  6. 65'Goal! Manchester City 4-1 AEK Athens. P. Foden (Manchester City) scores, assisted by R. Lewis.
  7. 76'Goal! Manchester City 5-1 AEK Athens. P. Foden (Manchester City) scores, assisted by R. McAidoo.
  8. 90'Full-time. Manchester City 5-1 AEK Athens.
Full commentary (56 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Manchester City vs AEK Athens.
  2. 2'Attempt blocked. R. Marin (AEK Athens), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  3. 5'Attempt missed. K. Arriaga (AEK Athens), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  4. 9'Corner, Manchester City.
  5. 12'Goal! Manchester City 1-0 AEK Athens. E. Anderson (Manchester City) scores.
  6. 12'Off the woodwork! E. Fernández (Manchester City), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.11.
  7. 19'Corner, Manchester City.
  8. 20'Attempt blocked. E. Anderson (Manchester City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
  9. 23'Off the woodwork! Allan (Manchester City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  10. 30'Corner, Manchester City.
  11. 30'Attempt blocked. E. Anderson (Manchester City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  12. 30'Attempt missed. R. Dias (Manchester City), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
  13. 30'Attempt blocked. R. Cherki (Manchester City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  14. 34'Goal! Manchester City 2-0 AEK Athens. P. Foden (Manchester City) scores, assisted by R. Lewis.
  15. 38'Corner, Manchester City.
  16. 38'Attempt saved. Allan (Manchester City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  17. 38'Attempt saved. R. Cherki (Manchester City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  18. 41'Corner, Manchester City.
  19. 45'1 minute of added time.
  20. 45+1'Offside, AEK Athens.
  21. 45'Half-time. Manchester City 2-0 AEK Athens.
  22. 46'The second half is under way.
  23. 46'Substitution, AEK Athens: Zini comes on for B. Varga.
  24. 46'Substitution, AEK Athens: A. Koita comes on for R. Marin.
  25. 48'Attempt blocked. E. Fernández (Manchester City), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  26. 48'Corner, Manchester City.
  27. 52'Goal! Manchester City 2-1 AEK Athens. S. Pilios (AEK Athens) scores, assisted by Zini.
  28. 54'Attempt missed. P. Foden (Manchester City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  29. 54'Attempt blocked. R. Cherki (Manchester City), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  30. 57'Goal! Manchester City 3-1 AEK Athens. R. Cherki (Manchester City) scores, assisted by P. Foden.
  31. 59'Yellow card for J. Gvardiol (Manchester City) for foul.
  32. 62'Substitution, Manchester City: R. McAidoo comes on for F. Samba.
  33. 63'Corner, Manchester City.
  34. 63'Substitution, AEK Athens: O. Zubkov comes on for J. Mário.
  35. 65'Goal! Manchester City 4-1 AEK Athens. P. Foden (Manchester City) scores, assisted by R. Lewis.
  36. 67'Corner, Manchester City.
  37. 68'Attempt missed. O. Zubkov (AEK Athens), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  38. 72'Substitution, Manchester City: R. Aït-Nouri comes on for E. Fernández.
  39. 72'Substitution, Manchester City: V. Reis comes on for J. Gvardiol.
  40. 73'Attempt saved. O. Zubkov (AEK Athens), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  41. 73'Attempt blocked. A. Koita (AEK Athens), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  42. 74'Attempt saved. Zini (AEK Athens), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  43. 74'Corner, AEK Athens.
  44. 76'Goal! Manchester City 5-1 AEK Athens. P. Foden (Manchester City) scores, assisted by R. McAidoo.
  45. 81'Corner, AEK Athens.
  46. 81'Attempt blocked. L. Majer (AEK Athens), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
  47. 83'Substitution, AEK Athens: M. Vitális comes on for L. Jović.
  48. 83'Substitution, AEK Athens: M. Gaćinović comes on for K. Arriaga.
  49. 83'Substitution, Manchester City: K. Braithwaite comes on for R. Dias.
  50. 84'Attempt blocked. R. Cherki (Manchester City), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  51. 88'Attempt missed. M. Gaćinović (AEK Athens), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
  52. 89'Corner, AEK Athens.
  53. 90'Attempt missed. M. Vitális (AEK Athens), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  54. 90'2 minutes of added time.
  55. 90+2'Attempt missed. M. Vitális (AEK Athens), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  56. 90'Full-time. Manchester City 5-1 AEK Athens.
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