Manchester City vs AEK Athens Highlights - October 20, 2026

Manchester City beat AEK Athens 5-1 in Champions League on October 20, 2026. The match was played at Etihad Stadium.

Elliot Anderson (12'), Phil Foden (34', 65', 76'), Rayan Cherki (57') scored for Manchester City.

Stavros Pilios (52') scored for AEK Athens.

At kick-off Manchester City stood in position 18 with 3 points. Their previous five had brought 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeats.

That run had left Manchester City 3 games without defeat. AEK Athens went into the game in position 20, on 3 points.

They had won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 in their previous five. AEK Athens arrived unbeaten in 4.

A block denied Razvan Marin on 2 minutes. Soon after, Kervin Arriaga shot wide for AEK Athens on 5 minutes.

Elliot Anderson found the net for Manchester City (12'). Elliot Anderson saw a shot blocked (20').

Phil Foden scored for Manchester City on 34 minutes after a pass from Rico Lewis. Shortly afterwards, Rayan Cherki forced a save for Manchester City on 38 minutes.

The keeper had to be alert to keep out Allan Elias’s effort (38').

After the break, a block denied Enzo Fernández on 48 minutes. Zini picked out Stavros Pilios, who scored for AEK Athens (52').

Moments later, Rayan Cherki saw a shot blocked (54'). Phil Foden could not find the target for Manchester City (54').

Soon after, Rayan Cherki scored for Manchester City on 57 minutes after a pass from Phil Foden.

The referee cautioned Josko Gvardiol of Manchester City on 59 minutes. Rico Lewis picked out Phil Foden, who scored for Manchester City (65').

Oleksandr Zubkov tested the goalkeeper for AEK Athens (73'). Shortly afterwards, Zini forced a save for AEK Athens on 74 minutes.

Phil Foden scored for Manchester City on 76 minutes after a pass from Ryan McAidoo. Substitutions: Manchester City 4, AEK Athens 5.

Manchester City controlled 63.6% of possession. Manchester City had 17 shots with 7 on target, while AEK Athens had 11 and 3.

Goalkeeper saves: Manchester City 2, AEK Athens 2. Corners: Manchester City 8, AEK Athens 3.

Manchester City completed the most passes, 680 in total at 93.4% accuracy.