Man City v AEK Athens live: score, updates and line-ups
How It Happened
- FT
Full time: City put on a thumping attacking show to see off AEK Athens 5-1. Anderson and Foden had them cruising before Pilios briefly threatened a comeback for AEK, only for Cherki and a Foden hat-trick to put the result way out of reach. A dominant night in every department - 17 shots to 11, 63.6% possession - as City move serenely through this group stage.
- Full time · 5-1
- 90+2'Chance Milán Vitális (AEK Athens) shoots wide left from outside the box.
- 90'Added time 2 minutes to be added on.
- 90'Chance Milán Vitális (AEK Athens) shoots high and wide from outside the box.
- 89'Corner To AEK Athens, conceded by Phil Foden.
- 88'Chance Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) shoots wide right from more than 35 yards.
- 87'Free kick To Manchester City: Rayan Cherki is fouled by Harold Moukoudi in the defensive half.
- 85'Free kick To Manchester City: Allan is fouled by Harold Moukoudi on the left wing.
- 84'Blocked Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) has a right-footed shot from the centre of the box blocked.
- 83'Substitution AEK Athens: Milán Vitális replaces Luka Jovic
- 83'Substitution AEK Athens: Mijat Gacinovic replaces Kervin Arriaga
- 83'Substitution Man City: Kaden Braithwaite replaces Rúben Dias
- 82'
Foden just keeps on scoring - a tap-in from close range off substitute McAidoo's assist completes his hat-trick and makes it five for City. A ruthless display now, 16 shots to AEK's seven, as City cut loose in the closing stages.
- 82'Free kick To Manchester City: Rayan Aït-Nouri is fouled by Aboubakary Koïta in the attacking half.
- 81'Corner To AEK Athens, conceded by Rúben Dias.
- 81'Blocked Lovro Majer (AEK Athens) has a left-footed shot from outside the box blocked.
- 76'Goal!Phil Foden (Man City)A left-footed shot from very close range into the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan McAidoo.Man City 5-1 AEK Athens
- 74'Corner To AEK Athens, conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 74'Save Zine (AEK Athens) forces a save with a left-footed shot from the left side of the box, aimed at the bottom left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City).
- 73'Save Oleksandr Zubkov (AEK Athens) forces a save with a left-footed shot from the right side of the box, aimed at the bottom left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City).
- 73'Blocked Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) has a right-footed shot from outside the box blocked.
- 72'Substitution Man City: Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Enzo Fernández
- 72'Substitution Man City: Vitor Reis replaces Josko Gvardiol
- 69'Foul By Elliot Anderson (Manchester City).
- 69'Free kick To AEK Athens: Lovro Majer wins it in the defensive half.
- 68'
Foden completes his hat-trick of assists-turned-goals combo with Rico Lewis again, sweeping home from the centre of the box to make it 4-1. City are absolutely purring now, with 15 shots to AEK's three and the game long since put beyond the Greek side.
- 68'Chance Oleksandr Zubkov (AEK Athens) shoots just wide left from outside the box.
- 67'Corner To Manchester City, conceded by Lazaros Rota.
- 65'Goal!Phil Foden (Man City)A left-footed shot from the centre of the box into the top left corner. Assisted by Rico Lewis.Man City 4-1 AEK Athens
- 63'Corner To Manchester City, conceded by Stavros Pilios.
- 63'Substitution AEK Athens: Oleksandr Zubkov replaces João Mário
- 62'Free kick To Manchester City: Rayan Cherki is fouled by João Mário in the defensive half.
- 62'Substitution Man City: Ryan McAidoo replaces Floyd Samba
- 60'Injury Play is stopped for treatment to Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
- 60'Injury Play is stopped for treatment to Lovro Majer (AEK Athens).
- 59'
What a five-minute spell - Pilios pulled one back for AEK on the break, but City responded almost instantly as Cherki slotted home Foden's cutback to restore the three-goal cushion. City 3-1 up and still firmly in control.
- 59'Foul By Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
- 59'Free kick To AEK Athens: Lovro Majer wins it in the defensive half.
- 59'Yellow card Josko Gvardiol (Man City)
- 58'Foul By Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 58'Free kick To AEK Athens: Luka Jovic wins it in the defensive half.
- 57'Goal!Rayan Cherki (Man City)A left-footed shot from the centre of the box into the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.Man City 3-1 AEK Athens
- 54'Chance Phil Foden (Manchester City) shoots wide left from the right side of the box.
- 54'Blocked Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) has a right-footed shot from outside the box blocked.
- 52'Goal!Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens)A left-footed shot from the left side of the box into the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zine on the counter-attack.Man City 2-1 AEK Athens
- 51'Foul By Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
- 51'Free kick To AEK Athens: Aboubakary Koïta wins it in the defensive half.
- 48'Corner To Manchester City, conceded by Harold Moukoudi.
- 48'Blocked Enzo Fernández (Manchester City) has a right-footed shot from outside the box blocked.
- 47'Free kick To Manchester City: Rico Lewis is fouled by João Mário in the defensive half.
- 45'Substitution AEK Athens: Aboubakary Koïta replaces Razvan Marin
- 45'Substitution AEK Athens: Zine replaces Barnabás Varga
- HTHalf-time round-upMan City5-1AEK Athens
Half time: City deservedly lead 2-0, with Anderson turning home a rebound after Fernández's free-kick cannoned off the bar, before Foden added a second from Rico Lewis's cutback. Dominant throughout with 64.7% possession and ten shots to AEK's two, City have been well worth their advantage and AEK have barely threatened Donnarumma.
- Half time · 2-0
- 45+1'
City are cruising into the break - after Foden's finish made it 2-0, Cherki and Allan both went close in quick succession, only denied by good saves from Brignoli. AEK are offering little going forward and City head in well on top, with 10 shots to their 2.
- 45+1'Offside Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens) is flagged offside.
- 45+1'Added time 1 minute to be added on.
- 45'Free kick To Manchester City: Josko Gvardiol is fouled by Lovro Majer in the defensive half.
- 45'Foul By Allan (Manchester City).
- 45'Free kick To AEK Athens: Lazaros Rota wins it in the defensive half.
- 43'Free kick To Manchester City: Rayan Cherki is fouled by João Mário in the attacking half.
- 41'Corner To Manchester City, conceded by Harold Moukoudi.
- 40'Free kick To Manchester City: Elliot Anderson is fouled by João Mário on the right wing.
- 38'Save Allan (Manchester City) forces a save with a right-footed shot from a difficult angle on the right, aimed at the bottom right corner by Alberto Brignoli (AEK Athens).
- 38'Corner To Manchester City, conceded by Alberto Brignoli.
- 38'Save Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) forces a save with a left-footed shot from the left side of the box, aimed at the bottom left corner by Alberto Brignoli (AEK Athens).
- 34'Goal!Phil Foden (Man City)A right-footed shot from the right side of the six yard box into the top right corner. Assisted by Rico Lewis.Man City 2-0 AEK Athens
- 31'
City have really taken control since that last update - Allan rattled the bar after good work from Cherki, and the Anderson-Cherki-Dias trio have all gone close as the hosts piled on three more corners. Possession has swung firmly City's way too, and AEK haven't had a sniff at the other end, still searching for their first shot since the early flurry.
- 30'Blocked Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) has a right-footed shot from the centre of the box blocked.
- 30'Chance Rúben Dias (Manchester City) heads wide right from the left side of the box.
- 30'Corner To Manchester City, conceded by Stavros Pilios.
- 30'Blocked Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) has a right-footed shot from the right side of the box blocked.
- 23'Off the bar Allan (Manchester City) with a left-footed shot from the left side of the box.
- 20'Blocked Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) has a right-footed shot from outside the box blocked.
- 19'Corner To Manchester City, conceded by Filipe Relvas.
- 18'Free kick To AEK Athens: Luka Jovic is fouled by Rúben Dias in the defensive half.
- 16'
City have settled since the opener and AEK have had a spell of possession without troubling Donnarumma. Still 1-0 to City as the hosts look to extend that lead from the set-piece breakthrough.
- 12'
City have found the breakthrough! After an even opening in which AEK actually edged the shot count through Marin and Arriaga efforts, City won a free-kick in a dangerous area and made it count - Fernández crashed the set-piece against the bar and Anderson was on hand to bundle home the rebound. It's 1-0 and City now have the lead to build on.
- 12'Off the bar Enzo Fernández (Manchester City) with a right-footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 12'Goal!Elliot Anderson (Man City)A left-footed shot from very close range into the high centre of the goal from a set piece.Man City 1-0 AEK Athens
- 11'Foul By Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens).
- 11'Free kick To Manchester City: Floyd Samba wins it in the attacking half.
- 9'Corner To Manchester City, conceded by Kervin Arriaga.
- 5'Chance Kervin Arriaga (AEK Athens) shoots over from outside the box.
- 2'Blocked Razvan Marin (AEK Athens) has a right-footed shot from outside the box blocked.
- Kick-off
Line-Ups
Man City 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1Gianluigi DonnarummaGK
- 82Rico LewisDEF
- 24Josko GvardiolDEF
- 3Rúben DiasDEF
- 45Abdukodir KhusanovDEF
- 17Enzo FernándezMID
- 37Allan EliasMID
- 5Elliot AndersonMID
- 10Rayan CherkiMID
- 47Phil FodenMID
- 75Floyd SambaFWD
Substitutes
- 32Ayyoub Bouaddi
- 22Vitor Reis
- 11Jérémy Doku
- 28Gerónimo Rulli
- 21Rayan Aït-Nouri
- 56Ryan McAidoo
- 61Kaden Braithwaite
- 7Iliman Ndiaye
- 13Marcus Bettinelli
- 6Marc Guéhi
- 9Erling Haaland
AEK Athens 4-4-2
Starting XI
- 91Alberto BrignoliGK
- 12Lazaros RotaDEF
- 3Stavros PiliosDEF
- 2Harold MoukoudiDEF
- 44Filipe RelvasDEF
- 16Kervin ArriagaMID
- 14Lovro MajerMID
- 18Razvan MarinMID
- 23João MárioMID
- 9Luka JovicFWD
- 19Barnabás VargaFWD
Substitutes
- 22Charalampos Lykogiannis
- 10Oleksandr Zubkov
- 21Domagoj Vida
- 41Marios Balamotis
- 11Aboubakary Koita
- 8Mijat Gacinovic
- 90Zini
- 6Kaan Kairinen
- 20Petros Mantalos
- 27Milán Vitális
Scores, goals, cards and substitutions come from the live match data. The short updates are written with the help of AI, using only those match facts.
