UEFA Champions League Gameweek 3
Manchester City 5 - 1 FT AEK Athens FC
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Futmetrix Verdict
52
FT
Thu, Oct 22
Bournemouth
3-0
AC Milan
โก Intensity
75
โ๏ธ Balance
20
๐ Stakes
3
๐ฒ Upset
0
Two penalties, one red card, total control
Futmetrix Verdict
26
FT
Thu, Oct 22
Sturm Graz
1-0
Marseille
โก Intensity
22
โ๏ธ Balance
31
๐ Stakes
11
๐ฒ Upset
60
Diakitรฉ struck; Marseille never answered
Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Match Events
12' Elliot Anderson
34' Phil Foden (Rico Lewis)
โ Rฤzvan Marin โAboubakary Koita 45'
โ Barnabรกs Varga โAmbrรณsini Antรณnio Cabaรงa Salvador 45'
HT
Stavros Pilios (Ambrรณsini Antรณnio Cabaรงa Salvador) 52'
57' Rayan Cherki (Phil Foden)
59' Josko Gvardiol
62' โ Floyd Samba โRyan McAidoo
โ Joรฃo Mรกrio โOleksandr Zubkov 63'
65' Phil Foden (Rico Lewis)
72' โ Enzo Fernรกndez โRayan Aรฏt-Nouri
72' โ Josko Gvardiol โVitor de Oliveira Nunes dos Reis
76' Phil Foden (Ryan McAidoo)
โ Kervin Arriaga โMijat Gaฤinoviฤ 83'
โ Luka Jovic โMilan Vitรกlis 83'
83' โ Rรบben Dias โKaden Braithwaite
FT
Player Cards
Our take on every player in this match
Manchester City
Goalkeepers
Gianluigi Donnarumma 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Rico Lewis 
ARCHITECT
4
Key Passes
4
Key Passes
2
Assists
56%
Pass Acc
Rรบben Dias 
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Abduqodir Khusanov 
MAGNET
88
Activity
88
Activity
85
Passes
3
Duels
Joลกko Gvardiol
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
72
Total Mins
72
Entry
Midfielders
Elliot Anderson
MAGNET
77
Activity
77
Activity
70
Passes
7
Duels
Enzo Fernรกndez
MAGNET
69
Activity
69
Activity
64
Passes
5
Duels
Allan
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Rayan Cherki
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
78%
Pass Acc
Phil Foden 
HAT-TRICK HERO
3
Goals
3
Goals
3
On Target
9.6
Rating
Forwards
F. Samba 
GHOST
8
Actions
8
Actions
62
Minutes
6.1
Rating
BENCH
Gerรณnimo Rulli 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Marcus Bettinelli
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Vitor Reis
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
18
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Rayan Aรฏt-Nouri
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
18
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kaden Braithwaite
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
7
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Marc Guรฉhi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ayyoub Bouaddi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Iliman Ndiaye
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Erling Haaland
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jรฉrรฉmy Doku
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ryan McAidoo 
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.8
Rating
AEK Athens FC
Goalkeepers
Alberto Brignoli
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Lazaros Rota
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Harold Moukoudi 
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
56%
Duel Win %
Filipe Relvas
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Stavros Pilios 
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Midfielders
Lovro Majer 
DRIBBLER
4
Dribbles
4
Dribbles
4
Attempts
100%
Success %
Kervin Arriaga 
SWEEPER
3
Cleanups
3
Cleanups
3
Interceptions
0
Blocks
Rฤzvan Marin 
ENFORCER
3
Tackles
3
Tackles
3
Duels Won
75%
Win %
Joรฃo Mรกrio
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
63
Total Mins
63
Entry
Forwards
Barnabรกs Varga
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
45
Entry
Luka Joviฤ
LATE SHIFT
7
Late Mins
7
Late Mins
83
Total Mins
83
Entry
BENCH
Marios Balamotis
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Domagoj Vida
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Charalampos Lykogiannis
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Oleksandr Zubkov
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Milรกn Vitรกlis
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Kasper Kairinen
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mijat Gaฤinoviฤ
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
7
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Petros Mantalos
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Zini
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
2
Key Passes
7.0
Rating
Aboubakary Koita
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
Started
Entry
League Standings
P: 2 GD: +7
P: 2 GD: +7
P: 2 GD: +7
P: 2 GD: +5
P: 2 GD: +4
P: 2 GD: +4
P: 2 GD: +2
P: 2 GD: +2
P: 3 GD: +1
P: 2 GD: +5
P: 3 GD: +3
P: 2 GD: +2
P: 2 GD: +2
P: 2 GD: +1
P: 2 GD: +1
P: 2 GD: 0
P: 2 GD: 0
P: 2 GD: -1
P: 2 GD: -2
P: 2 GD: -3
P: 3 GD: -3
P: 2 GD: -4
P: 3 GD: -6
P: 2 GD: -1
P: 2 GD: -2
P: 3 GD: -3
P: 2 GD: -2
P: 2 GD: -3
P: 2 GD: -4
P: 2 GD: -5
League Standings
P: 2 GD: +7
P: 2 GD: +7
P: 2 GD: +7
P: 2 GD: +5
P: 2 GD: +4
P: 2 GD: +4
P: 2 GD: +2
P: 2 GD: +2
P: 3 GD: +1
P: 2 GD: +5
P: 2 GD: +2
P: 2 GD: +2
P: 2 GD: +1
P: 2 GD: +1
P: 2 GD: 0
P: 2 GD: 0
P: 2 GD: -1
P: 2 GD: -2
P: 2 GD: -3
P: 3 GD: -3
P: 2 GD: -4
P: 3 GD: -6
P: 2 GD: -1
P: 2 GD: -1
P: 2 GD: -2
P: 3 GD: -3
P: 2 GD: -2
P: 2 GD: -3
P: 2 GD: -3
P: 2 GD: -4
P: 2 GD: -5
Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching
Manchester City
AEK Athens FC
Manchester City
AEK Athens FC
Win Probability
Futmetrix AI estimate
A Foden Masterclass Dismantles AEK at the Etihad
Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 50/100. Phil Foden's devastating hat-trick transformed a potentially tricky European night into an absolute rout for the hosts.
The Early Breakthrough
Manchester City wasted no time establishing supremacy on their home turf. Setting a relentless tempo, the hosts entirely dominated possession and penned AEK Athens FC deep into their own defensive third. This soaring Intensity paid off almost immediately when Elliot Anderson opened the scoring with a razor-sharp finish in the 12th minute to set the tone. Rather than sitting back, the home side pressed their advantage further, earning a barrage of set-pieces and testing the goalkeeper relentlessly. By the 34th minute, Phil Foden doubled the advantage, slotting home a precise pass from Rico Lewis. The Greek side looked heavily overwhelmed, surviving a constant wave of attacks before the half-time whistle mercifully intervened.
The Athenian Flicker and The Flurry
Despite the heavily skewed momentum, the visitors found a miraculous lifeline shortly after the restart. Substitute Ambrรณsini Antรณnio Cabaรงa Salvador made an instant impact off the bench, driving forward to thread a brilliant ball to Stavros Pilios, who finished neatly in the 52nd minute. For a fleeting moment, the tactical Balance of the tie seemed fragile. City, however, refused to entertain a nervy second half. They ruthlessly engineered a spectacular goal flurry to permanently kill the contest. Rayan Cherki restored the vital two-goal cushion on 57 minutes after a slick exchange with Foden. Just eight minutes later, Foden grabbed his second of the night, once again assisted by the exceptional Lewis, plunging a dagger into any lingering Athenian hopes.
Foden Completes the Masterpiece
With the points essentially secured, the closing stages transitioned into a celebratory exhibition at the Etihad Stadium. Given the Stakes in this early phase of the Champions League playoff scramble, every goal matters, and the hosts were hungry for more. Foden applied the ultimate finishing touch to his man-of-the-match performance by securing a rare European hat-trick in the 76th minute, this time benefiting from substitute Ryan McAidoo's perfectly timed delivery. The bruising 5-1 scoreline accurately reflected a chaotic fixture that featured 28 combined shots and 11 heavily contested corners. City climb the standings with their attacking swagger fully restored, while the battered visitors must urgently rebuild their shattered defensive lines.
Key Questions
What made P. Foden the Man of the Match?
Three goals and an assist secured a phenomenal 9.58 rating, systematically dismantling the Greek defence from start to finish.
What caused the 6-goal thriller?
A combination of City's relentless 28-shot attacking barrage and a wild 13-minute second-half goal flurry blew the match wide open.
How did substitute P. Foden change the game?
Foden actually started the match rather than substituting, but his lethal finishing and creative vision from the opening whistle completely destroyed the opposition.
What is the Futmetrix Score?
The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.
A Mismatch Disguised as a European Clash
Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 42/100. While both sides sit on three points in the chaotic middle pack of the new Champions League format, the massive talent gap makes this a routine procession rather than a competitive spectacle.
The Setup
Matchday 3 brings AEK Athens FC to the Etihad Stadium, aiming to spring a massive shock against Manchester City. Currently hovering at 17th and 20th respectively, both clubs are wrestling for positioning inside the top-24 playoff band. For the hosts, dropping points here would be a disaster for their top-8 direct qualification hopes. Despite the seemingly level playing field on the table, a modest Stakes rating reflects the lack of true jeopardy this early in the league stage. The hosts boast an overwhelming Stars rating, creating a wildly lopsided Balance that signals an extremely tough night for the Greek visitors.
Key Battle
Expect a classic tactical siege. The home midfield's ability to orchestrate and thread passes against a deeply entrenched away backline will define the night. It is an exercise in patience versus survival, with the visitors hoping to frustrate and survive the relentless pressure.
Our Prediction
Manchester City will dominate possession, pitch geography, and the tempo. Expect a comfortable multi-goal victory for the English champions, suffocating the visitors before they even cross the halfway line to easily claim three points.