UEFA Champions League | League Phase Matchday 3 | 2026-10-21 04:00 JST
5 – 1
12' E. Anderson 34' P. Foden 57' R. Cherki 65' P. Foden 76' P. Foden
Match summary Manchester City took on AEK Athens in the UEFA Champions League League Phase Matchday 3 on October 21. Manchester City came out on top of a thrilling 5-1 shootout against AEK Athens. Manchester City led 2-0 at half-time. In the second half, Manchester City scored 3 and AEK Athens scored 1.
Scorers: Manchester City – E. Anderson, P. Foden (3 goals) and R. Cherki; AEK Athens – S. Pilios. P. Foden scored a hat-trick. Assists: Manchester City – R. Lewis, P. Foden and R. McAidoo; AEK Athens – Zini.
Manchester City controlled the game with 64% possession and 17 shots (11 for their opponents). Manchester City scored 5 from 7 shots on target.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Donnaru 24 Gvar dio 3 Dias 45 Khus ano 82 Lewis 17 Fernánd 5 Anderso 37 Allan 10 Cherki 47 Foden 75 Samba
4-4-2 91 Brignol 3 Pilios 44 Relvas 2 Mouk oud 12 Rota 23 Mário 18 Marín 16 Arri aga 14 Majer 19 Varga 9 Jović
2.82 Expected goals (xG) 1.23
View as table Manchester City Stat AEK Athens 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-4-2 64% Possession 36% 2.82 Expected goals (xG) 1.23 17 Shots 11 7 Shots on target 3 4 Shots off target 5 6 Blocked shots 3 13 Shots inside the box 3 4 Shots outside the box 8 8 Corner kicks 3 0 Offsides 1 6 Fouls 10 680 Passes 386 636 Accurate passes 345 2 Goalkeeper saves 2 1 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Willy Delajod
Player stats Manchester City Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK G. Donnarumma 0 0 0 0 0 29(94%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.59 90 0 0 2(2) DF R. Lewis 0 0 0 0 0 56(98%) 2 0 0 0 1 8.58 90 4 1 2(1) DF Rúben Dias 1 0 0 2 0 64(97%) 0 0 0 2 0 6.99 83 0 0 5(3) DF A. Khusanov 0 0 0 0 0 78(92%) 0 0 0 0 0 7.05 90 1 5 3(1) DF J. Gvardiol 0 0 0 0(0%) 1 0 62(94%) 0 1 0 2 1 6.42 72 0 1 5(2) MF E. Anderson 3 1 1 2 2 66(96%) 0 0 0 1 1 8.2 90 0 2 7(3) MF E. Fernández 2 0 0 0(0%) 1 1 58(92%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.67 72 1 0 5(1) MF P. Foden 4 3 3 1(25%) 2 0 49(89%) 1 0 0 0 0 9.58 90 3 1 7(3) DF R. Aït-Nouri 0 0 0 1(100%) 0 0 13(87%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.44 18 0 0 3(2) DF Vitor Nunes 0 0 0 0 0 25(100%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.87 18 0 0 1(1) GK G. Rulli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW I. Ndiaye 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW R. McAidoo 0 0 0 0 0 12(100%) 1 0 0 0 0 6.85 28 1 0 DF M. Guéhi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW J. Doku 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW E. Haaland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF K. Braithwaite 0 0 0 0 0 15(100%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.49 7 0 0 MF A. Bouaddi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GK M. Bettinelli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF Allan 2 1 0 4(80%) 2 0 29(85%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.54 90 0 0 12(7) MF R. Cherki 5 2 1 3(38%) 0 3 78(92%) 0 0 0 0 3 8.2 90 3 0 15(6) FW F. Samba 0 0 0 0(0%) 1 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.14 62 0 0 6(2)
AEK Athens Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) FW B. Varga 0 0 0 0 0 2(40%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.3 45 0 1 2(1) MF O. Zubkov 2 1 0 0 0 9(90%) 0 0 0 0 0 6 27 0 0 FW Zini 1 1 0 0 0 6(86%) 1 0 0 0 0 6.95 45 2 0 2(0) MF M. Vitális 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.92 7 0 0 DF D. Vida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF P. Mantalos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF C. Lykogiannis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW A. Koita 1 0 0 1(100%) 1 1 10(83%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.64 45 1 0 4(3) MF K. Kairinen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF M. Gaćinović 1 0 0 1 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.86 7 0 0 1(1) GK Marios Balamotis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF L. Rota 0 0 0 3 0 30(91%) 0 0 0 1 1 5.82 90 0 0 6(4) DF Filipe Relvas 0 0 0 1 0 67(96%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.98 90 0 2 3(1) DF S. Pilios 1 1 1 1 0 25(89%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.48 90 1 3 6(1) DF H. Moukoudi 0 0 0 1(100%) 3 0 54(96%) 0 0 0 3 0 5.61 90 0 0 9(5) MF Rafa Marín 1 0 0 3 1 14(74%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.52 45 0 0 4(3) FW L. Jović 0 0 0 0(0%) 0 0 12(86%) 0 0 0 0 2 6.22 83 1 0 4(3) MF João Mário 0 0 0 1(100%) 2 0 23(92%) 0 0 0 4 0 6.36 63 0 0 8(3) MF K. Arriaga 1 0 0 4 0 37(100%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.43 83 1 3 9(4) GK A. Brignoli 0 0 0 0 0 21(68%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.13 90 0 0 1(1) MF L. Majer 1 0 0 4(80%) 3 1 33(89%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.81 90 0 0 14(9)
Lineups Manchester City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 G. Donnarumma Starter DF 82 R. Lewis Starter DF 45 A. Khusanov Starter DF 3 Rúben Dias Starter DF 24 J. Gvardiol Starter MF 5 E. Anderson Starter MF 17 E. Fernández Starter MF 47 P. Foden Starter MF 10 R. Cherki Starter MF 37 Allan Starter FW 75 F. Samba Bench DF 22 Vitor Nunes Bench DF 21 R. Aït-Nouri Bench DF 61 K. Braithwaite Bench FW 56 R. McAidoo
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 28 G. Rulli Bench FW 7 I. Ndiaye Bench GK 13 M. Bettinelli Bench MF 32 A. Bouaddi Bench FW 9 E. Haaland Bench FW 11 J. Doku Bench DF 6 M. Guéhi
AEK Athens Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 91 A. Brignoli Starter DF 12 L. Rota Starter DF 2 H. Moukoudi Starter DF 44 Filipe Relvas Starter DF 3 S. Pilios Starter MF 14 L. Majer Starter MF 16 K. Arriaga Starter MF 18 Rafa Marín Starter MF 23 João Mário Starter FW 9 L. Jović Starter FW 19 B. Varga Bench MF 10 O. Zubkov Bench FW 90 Zini Bench MF 27 M. Vitális Bench FW 11 A. Koita Bench MF 8 M. Gaćinović
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench DF 21 D. Vida Bench DF 22 C. Lykogiannis Bench MF 6 K. Kairinen Bench GK 41 Marios Balamotis Bench MF 20 P. Mantalos
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 12' Manchester City ⚽ Goal E. Anderson 1-0 1H 34' Manchester City ⚽ Goal P. Foden 2-0 1H 45' AEK Athens 🔄 Substitution OUT Rafa Marín → IN A. Koita 1H 45' AEK Athens 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Varga → IN Zini 2H 7' AEK Athens ⚽ Goal S. Pilios 2-1 2H 12' Manchester City ⚽ Goal R. Cherki 3-1 2H 14' Manchester City 🟨 Yellow card J. Gvardiol 2H 17' Manchester City 🔄 Substitution OUT F. Samba → IN R. McAidoo 2H 18' AEK Athens 🔄 Substitution OUT João Mário → IN O. Zubkov 2H 20' Manchester City ⚽ Goal P. Foden 4-1 2H 27' Manchester City 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Gvardiol → IN Vitor Nunes 2H 27' Manchester City 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Fernández → IN R. Aït-Nouri 2H 31' Manchester City ⚽ Goal P. Foden 5-1 2H 38' Manchester City 🔄 Substitution OUT Rúben Dias → IN K. Braithwaite 2H 38' AEK Athens 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Arriaga → IN M. Gaćinović 2H 38' AEK Athens 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Jović → IN M. Vitális
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