Manchester City v AEK Athens

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Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:00:00 UTCEtihad StadiumMatchday 3

Post-game report— full article

Manchester City Dismantle AEK Athens 5-1 to Correct Champions League Course

Phil Foden netted a brilliant hat-trick as Manchester City overwhelmed AEK Athens at the Etihad Stadium. The dominant Matchday 3 victory provided a much-needed European boost following last week's defeat in Paris.

6 cited sources · Oct 21 · Read the article →

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Manchester City 65%Draw 19%AEK Athens 16%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Manchester CityAEK Athens

64Possession36

2.82Expected goals (xG)1.23

17Shots11

7Shots on target3

4Shots off target5

6Blocked shots3

13Shots inside box3

4Shots outside box8

8Corners3

0Offsides1

6Fouls10

1Yellow cards0

0Red cards0

2Saves2

680Passes386

636Accurate passes345

Match events

12′Elliot Anderson
34′Phil Foden (assist Rico Lewis)
45′Răzvan Marin ← Aboubakary Koita
45′Barnabás Varga ← Zini
52′Stavros Pilios (assist Zini)
57′Rayan Cherki (assist Phil Foden)
59′Joško Gvardiol
62′Floyd Samba → Ryan McAidoo
63′João Mário ← Oleksandr Zubkov
65′Phil Foden (assist Rico Lewis)
72′Joško Gvardiol → Vitor Reis
72′Enzo Fernández → Rayan Aït-Nouri
76′Phil Foden (assist Ryan McAidoo)
83′Rúben Dias → Kaden Braithwaite
83′Kervin Arriaga ← Mijat Gaćinović
83′Luka Jovic ← Milán Vitális

Manchester City · AEK Athens

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Manchester City4-5-1

16.8Donnarumma

36.8↓83'Dias

4710.0Foden

107.8Cherki

246.5↓72'Gvardiol

57.8Anderson

176.8↓72'Fernández

828.3Lewis

456.8Khusanov

376.8Allan

756.8↓62'Samba

AEK Athens4-4-2

96.3↓83'Jovic

915.5Brignoli

186.3↓45'Marin

126.3Rota

26.3Moukoudi

146.3Majer

236.3↓63'Mário

446.3Oliveira

196.3↓45'Varga

37.3Pilios

166.3↓83'Arriaga

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Manchester City

1Gianluigi Donnarumma6.8
3Rúben Dias6.8
47Phil Foden10.0
10Rayan Cherki7.8
24Joško Gvardiol6.5
5Elliot Anderson7.8
17Enzo Fernández6.8
82Rico Lewis8.3
45Abdukodir Khusanov6.8
37Allan6.8
75Floyd Samba6.8

AEK Athens

9Luka Jovic6.3
91Alberto Brignoli5.5
18Răzvan Marin6.3
12Lazaros Rota6.3
2Harold Moukoudi6.3
14Lovro Majer6.3
23João Mário6.3
44Filipe Relvas Vitó Oliveira6.3
19Barnabás Varga6.3
3Stavros Pilios7.3
16Kervin Arriaga6.3

Manchester CityTale of the tapeAEK Athens

4-5-1Formation4-4-2

3 ptsTable3 pts

+2Goal difference+1

LWLLWFormLWWD

65%Win chance16%

Head to head

First meeting

Manchester City and AEK Athens have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Manchester City

LWLLW

vsParis Saint-Germain2-4
@Porto2-0
vsReal Madrid1-2
@Real Madrid0-3
vsGalatasaray2-0

AEK Athens

LWWD

@Shakhtar Donetsk1-3
vsLASK1-0
vsLevski Sofia4-0
@Levski Sofia0-0

Where they stand — In a 36-team table

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Manchester City	1	1	0	0	+2	3
AEK Athens	1	1	0	0	+1	3