UEFA Champions League, League Stage 3Manchester CityMCI 5 1 Full Time AEK Athens FCAEK Venue Etihad Stadium Referee Willy DelajodElliot Anderson 12Phil Foden 34Rayan Cherki 57Phil Foden 65Phil Foden 76 Stavros Pilios 52Phil Foden scored his first Champions League hat-trick as Manchester City thrashed AEK Athens 5-1 at the Etihad Stadium. The England international struck three times and provided an assist, while Elliot Anderson scored his first City goal and Rayan Cherki also found the net.AEK made a positive start but fell behind after 12 minutes when Floyd Samba was fouled just outside the penalty area.Enzo Fernandez struck the resulting free-kick against the crossbar, with the rebound falling kindly for Anderson to finish into an empty net.City continued to threaten, with Allan hitting the woodwork before Foden doubled their advantage in the 34th minute.The midfielder combined with Rico Lewis, who raced towards the byline and cut the ball back for Foden to fire high past Alberto Brignoli.Cherki almost added a third before the break, but the AEK goalkeeper produced a good save to keep the visitors within two goals.Foden completes hat-trick as City pull awayAEK briefly threatened a comeback after half-time, with Stavros Pilios reducing the deficit in the 52nd minute.Substitute Zine raced past Abdukodir Khusanov down the left before finding Pilios, who drove a left-footed effort into the bottom corner.However, City restored their two-goal advantage just five minutes later.Foden collected a loose ball on the edge of the area and picked out Cherki, who cleverly cut inside Kervin Arriaga before finishing past Brignoli.Foden then grabbed his second in the 65th minute following another excellent move involving Cherki and Lewis.Cherkis diagonal pass found Lewis, whose cushioned cut-back allowed Foden to guide a first-time left-footed effort into the top corner.The 26-year-old completed his hat-trick 11 minutes later, with teenage substitute Ryan McAidoo providing the assist.Lewis released McAidoo down the right, and the 18-year-old drove to the byline before squaring for Foden to finish from close range.The UEFA Champions League Table UEFA Champions League 2026 World #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 2 1 Paris Saint Germain220010376 W W 2 Barcelona22009276 W W 3 Aston Villa22009276 W W 4 VfB Stuttgart22006156 D W 5 Liverpool22008446 W W 6 Sporting CP22005146 W W 7 Arsenal22004046 W W 8 Real Madrid22006426 W W 9 Real Betis22006426 W W 10 Bayern Mnchen21108354 D W 11 Shakhtar Donetsk21104224 W D 12 Como21016423 L W 13 Manchester United21014223 L W 14 Villarreal21015413 L W 15 Atletico Madrid21013213 D W 16 Club Brugge KV21016603 W L 17 Manchester City21014403 W L 18 Borussia Dortmund21013303 W L 19 Lens210134-13 L W 20 AEK Athens FC210123-13 L L 21 RB Leipzig210124-23 W L 22 Sabah FA210124-23 L W 23 Feyenoord210147-33 W L 24 Bodo/Glimt210115-43 W L 25 AS Roma201145-11 W L 26 PSV Eindhoven201112-11 W L 27 Viking201146-21 D L 28 Fenerbahe201117-61 D L 29 Inter200246-20 L L 30 FC Porto200225-30 L L 31 Slavia Praha200225-30 D L 32 Napoli200214-30 L L 33 Lask Linz200237-40 L L 34 Lille200226-40 L L 35 Galatasaray200227-50 L L 36 Slovan Bratislava200219-80 L L Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 : Promotion Champions League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals) Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 : Promotion Champions League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals) It was Fodens first Champions League hat-trick, making him only the third Englishman to score three goals and provide an assist in the same match, after Wayne Rooney and Raheem Sterling.AEK offered little in response, although Mijat Gacinovic attempted an ambitious effort from halfway after spotting Gianluigi Donnarumma off his line. Manchester City AEK Athens FC 5 Goals 1 2.92 xG 0.77 64% Possession 36% 17 Total Shots 11 7 Shots on Target 3 4 Shots off Target 5 8 Corners 3 6 Fouls 10 0 Offsides 1 1 Yellow Cards 0 2 Saves 2 676 Passes 384 631 Passes Completed 343 93% Pass Accuracy 89% Home Away Upcoming fixtures for Manchester City and AEK Athens FC Upcoming Fixtures : Manchester City Premier League Aston Villa AST 12:30 2026-10-24 Manchester City MCI Premier League Manchester City MCI 15:00 2026-10-31 Brighton BRI UEFA Champions League RB Leipzig LEI 20:00 2026-11-04 Manchester City MCI Premier League Nottingham Forest NOT 15:00 2026-11-07 Manchester City MCI Premier League Manchester City MCI 15:00 2026-11-21 Fulham FUL Upcoming Fixtures : AEK Athens FC UEFA Champions League AEK Athens FC AEK 17:45 2026-11-04 Real Madrid REA UEFA Champions League Como COM 20:00 2026-11-24 AEK Athens FC AEK UEFA Champions League AEK Athens FC AEK 20:00 2026-12-08 Galatasaray GAL UEFA Champions League AEK Athens FC AEK 20:00 2027-01-19 AS Roma ROM UEFA Champions League Borussia Dortmund DOR 20:00 2027-01-27 AEK Athens FC AEK Topics AEK Athens F.C. 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