Man City vs AEK Athens

20 October 2026 · Champions League · Matchday 3 · 2026/27 · Referee Willy Delajod

Full time 5 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Elliot Anderson 12’
  • Phil Foden 34’, 65’, 76’
  • Rayan Cherki 57’
  • Stavros Pilios 52’

Match summary

Man City won comfortably, 5-1 at home to AEK Athens. Man City led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Elliot Anderson put Man City ahead in the 12th minute and Phil Foden made it 2-0 in the 34th minute. In the second half, Stavros Pilios pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 52nd minute, Rayan Cherki made it 3-1 in the 57th minute, Foden made it 4-1 in the 65th minute, and Foden made it 5-1 in the 76th minute.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 2.94 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to AEK Athens's 0.73 from 11.

Match stats

64% Possession 36%
17 Shots 11
7 Shots on target 3
8 Corners 3
91 Attacks 48
54 Dangerous attacks 23
680 Passes 386
93.5% Pass accuracy 89.4%
11 Tackles 22
6 Fouls 10
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Man City AEK Athens
Kick-off
Corner
9’
Elliot AndersonLeft foot shot1-0 (Man City)
12’
Corner
19’
Corner
30’
Phil FodenRight foot shot2-0 (Man City)
34’
AllanShot on target
38’
Rayan CherkiShot on target
38’
Corner
38’
Corner
41’
Half-time2-0
46’
ZiniBarnabás Varga
46’
Aboubakary KoitaRăzvan Marin
Second half underway
Corner
48’
52’
Stavros PiliosLeft foot shot2-1 (AEK Athens)
Rayan CherkiLeft foot shot3-1 (Man City)
57’
Joško GvardiolFoul
59’
Ryan McAidooFloyd Samba
62’
63’
Oleksandr ZubkovJoão Mário
Corner
63’
Phil FodenLeft foot shot4-1 (Man City)
65’
Corner
67’
Rayan Aït-NouriEnzo Fernández
72’
Vitor ReisJoško Gvardiol
72’
73’
Oleksandr ZubkovShot on target
74’
ZiniShot on target
74’
Corner
Phil FodenLeft foot shot5-1 (Man City)
76’
81’
Corner
83’
Milán VitálisLuka Jović
83’
Mijat GaćinovićKervin Arriaga
Kaden BraithwaiteRúben Dias
83’
89’
Corner
Full-time5-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.94 0.73 12’ Elliot Anderson (Man City), 1-0 12’ 34’ Phil Foden (Man City), 2-0 34’ 52’ Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens), 2-1 52’ 57’ Rayan Cherki (Man City), 3-1 57’ 65’ Phil Foden (Man City), 4-1 65’ 76’ Phil Foden (Man City), 5-1 76’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.94 0.73 12’ Elliot Anderson (Man City), 1-0 Anderson 12’ 34’ Phil Foden (Man City), 2-0 Foden 34’ 52’ Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens), 2-1 Pilios 52’ 57’ Rayan Cherki (Man City), 3-1 Cherki 57’ 65’ Phil Foden (Man City), 4-1 Foden 65’ 76’ Phil Foden (Man City), 5-1 Foden 76’
Man City 2.94 xGAEK Athens 0.73 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 AEK Athens attacking Man City attacking 
12’ Elliot Anderson (Man City), set piece, 0.93 xG, goal 76’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.83 xG, goal 52’ Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 65’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 57’ Rayan Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 84’ Rayan Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 34’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 12’ Enzo Fernández (Man City), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 74’ Zini (AEK Athens), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 48’ Enzo Fernández (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Rayan Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 20’ Elliot Anderson (Man City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 73’ Oleksandr Zubkov (AEK Athens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 88’ Mijat Gaćinović (AEK Athens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 30’ Elliot Anderson (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 68’ Oleksandr Zubkov (AEK Athens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Aboubakary Koita (AEK Athens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Allan (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 30’ Rayan Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 38’ Rayan Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 81’ Lovro Majer (AEK Athens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Milán Vitális (AEK Athens), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Milán Vitális (AEK Athens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Răzvan Marin (AEK Athens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Allan (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 5’ Kervin Arriaga (AEK Athens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Rúben Dias (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 12’ Elliot Anderson (Man City), set piece, 0.93 xG, goal 76’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.83 xG, goal 52’ Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 65’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 57’ Rayan Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 84’ Rayan Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 34’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 12’ Enzo Fernández (Man City), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 74’ Zini (AEK Athens), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 48’ Enzo Fernández (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Rayan Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 20’ Elliot Anderson (Man City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 73’ Oleksandr Zubkov (AEK Athens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 88’ Mijat Gaćinović (AEK Athens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 30’ Elliot Anderson (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 68’ Oleksandr Zubkov (AEK Athens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Aboubakary Koita (AEK Athens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Allan (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 30’ Rayan Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 38’ Rayan Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 81’ Lovro Majer (AEK Athens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Milán Vitális (AEK Athens), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Milán Vitális (AEK Athens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Răzvan Marin (AEK Athens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Allan (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 5’ Kervin Arriaga (AEK Athens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Rúben Dias (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Man City 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Donnarumma
Gvardiol 72’
Khusanov
Dias 83’
Lewis
Anderson
Fernández 72’
Samba 62’
Foden 3
Cherki
Allan
AEK Athens 4-4-2 Starting XI
Brignoli
Pilios
Rota
Moukoudi
Relvas
Mário 63’
Arriaga 83’
Marin 46’
Majer
Jović 83’
Varga 46’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Gianluigi Donnarumma
90′ – – –
Defenders7 players
Rico Lewis
90′ – – –
Abdukodir Khusanov
90′ – – –
Rúben Dias Taken off
83′ 2 – 2 3 1 64 2 – – –
Joško Gvardiol Taken off
72′ 1 1 1 2 – 66 2 – –
Rayan Aït-Nouri Came on as a substitute
18′ – – –
Vitor Reis Came on as a substitute
18′ – – –
Kaden Braithwaite Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – 15 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Elliot Anderson
90′ 1 – 69 – – 1 2 3 1 1 –
Enzo Fernández Taken off
72′ – – – – –
Phil Foden
90′ 3 – – – –
Rayan Cherki
90′ 1 – – – –
Allan
90′ – – – – –
Floyd Samba Taken off
62′ – – 2 – – 1 – 2 – 1 –
Forwards1 player
Ryan McAidoo Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results from Bzzoiro Sports Data.