Manchester City 5-1 AEK Athens: result and goals
Manchester City beat AEK Athens 5-1 on Wednesday 21 October 2026 in the Champions League.
Goals: Elliot Anderson 12', Phil Foden 34', Stavros Pilios 52', Rayan Cherki 57', Phil Foden 65', Phil Foden 76'.
Manchester City sit 10th on 6 points.
AEK Athens sit 29th on 3 points.
Manchester City have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
AEK Athens have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
- Competition
- UEFA Champions League
- Kick-off
- Wednesday 21 October 2026, 06:00 (AEST)
- Venue
- Etihad Stadium, Manchester
- 👥
- 40042
Goals and cards
52'⚽Stavros PiliosGoal
Live commentary
- Match ends, Manchester City 5, AEK Athens 1.
- 90'+2'Second Half ends, Manchester City 5, AEK Athens 1.
- 90'+2'Attempt missed. Milán Vitális (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stavros Pilios.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 90'Attempt missed. Milán Vitális (AEK Athens) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 89'Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Phil Foden.
- 88'Attempt missed. Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.
- 87'Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87'Foul by Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens).
- 85'Allan (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85'Foul by Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens).
- 84'Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 83'Substitution, AEK Athens. Milán Vitális replaces Luka Jovic.
- 83'Substitution, AEK Athens. Mijat Gacinovic replaces Kervin Arriaga.
- 83'Substitution, Manchester City. Kaden Braithwaite replaces Rúben Dias.
- 82'Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82'Foul by Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens).
- 81'Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
- 81'Attempt blocked. Lovro Majer (AEK Athens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kervin Arriaga.
- 79'Handball by Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens).
- 76'Goal! Manchester City 5, AEK Athens 1. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan McAidoo.
- 74'Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 74'Attempt saved. Zine (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Aboubakary Koïta with a through ball.
- 73'Attempt saved. Oleksandr Zubkov (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City).
- 73'Attempt blocked. Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 72'Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Enzo Fernández.
- 72'Substitution, Manchester City. Vitor Reis replaces Josko Gvardiol.
- 69'Foul by Elliot Anderson (Manchester City).
- 69'Lovro Majer (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68'Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zubkov (AEK Athens) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Zine following a fast break.
- 67'Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Lazaros Rota.
- 65'Goal! Manchester City 4, AEK Athens 1. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
- 63'Substitution, AEK Athens. Oleksandr Zubkov replaces João Mário.
- 63'Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Stavros Pilios.
- 62'Substitution, Manchester City. Ryan McAidoo replaces Floyd Samba.
- 62'Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62'Foul by João Mário (AEK Athens).
- 61'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60'Delay in match because of an injury Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
- 60'Delay in match because of an injury Lovro Majer (AEK Athens).
- 59'Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59'Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
- 59'Lovro Majer (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58'Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 58'Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57'Goal! Manchester City 3, AEK Athens 1. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 54'Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 54'Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
- 52'Goal! Manchester City 2, AEK Athens 1. Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zine following a fast break.
- 51'Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
- 51'Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48'Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Harold Moukoudi.
- 48'Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
- 47'Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47'Foul by João Mário (AEK Athens).
- 45'Second Half begins Manchester City 2, AEK Athens 0.
- 45'Substitution, AEK Athens. Zine replaces Barnabás Varga.
- 45'Substitution, AEK Athens. Aboubakary Koïta replaces Razvan Marin.
- 45'+2'First Half ends, Manchester City 2, AEK Athens 0.
- 45'+1'Offside, AEK Athens. Lazaros Rota is caught offside.
- 45'+1'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'Foul by Lovro Majer (AEK Athens).
- 45'Foul by Allan (Manchester City).
- 45'Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43'Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43'Foul by João Mário (AEK Athens).
- 41'Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Harold Moukoudi.
- 40'Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40'Foul by João Mário (AEK Athens).
- 38'Attempt saved. Allan (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Alberto Brignoli (AEK Athens). Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
- 38'Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alberto Brignoli.
- 38'Attempt saved. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alberto Brignoli (AEK Athens). Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 34'Goal! Manchester City 2, AEK Athens 0. Phil Foden (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
- 30'Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdukodir Khusanov.
- 30'Attempt missed. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
- 30'Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Stavros Pilios.
- 30'Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
- 23'Allan (Manchester City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
- 20'Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 19'Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Filipe Relvas.
- 18'Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18'Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 12'Goal! Manchester City 1, AEK Athens 0. Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 12'Enzo Fernández (Manchester City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 11'Foul by Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens).
- 11'Floyd Samba (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9'Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kervin Arriaga.
- 5'Attempt missed. Kervin Arriaga (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 2'Attempt blocked. Razvan Marin (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Jovic.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Manchester City · 4-2-3-1
75Floyd SambaF
37Allan EliasAM-L
Substitutes
61Kaden BraithwaiteSUB
AEK Athens · 4-4-2
91Alberto BrignoliG
44Filipe RelvasCD-L
2Harold MoukoudiCD-R
3Stavros PiliosLB
12Lazaros RotaRB
18Razvan MarinCM-L
16Kervin ArriagaCM-R
23João MárioLM
14Lovro MajerRM
19Barnabás VargaCF-L
9Luka JovicCF-R
Substitutes
22Charalampos LykogiannisSUB
10Oleksandr ZubkovSUB
21Domagoj VidaSUB
41Marios BalamotisSUB
11Aboubakary KoitaSUB
8Mijat GacinovicSUB
90ZiniSUB
6Kaan KairinenSUB
20Petros MantalosSUB
27Milán VitálisSUB
Match stats
MNCAEK
63.6Possession (%)36.4
17Shots11
7Shots on target3
8Corners3
6Fouls10
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
0Offsides1
2Saves2
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What was the score in Manchester City vs AEK Athens?
Manchester City beat AEK Athens 5-1 on Wednesday 21 October (Champions League).
Who scored in Manchester City vs AEK Athens?
Goals: Elliot Anderson 12', Phil Foden 34', Stavros Pilios 52', Rayan Cherki 57', Phil Foden 65' and Phil Foden 76'.
When do Manchester City play next?
Manchester City play Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday 1 November at 02:00 (AEST).
When do AEK Athens play next?
AEK Athens play Real Madrid on Thursday 5 November at 04:45 (AEST).
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