Manchester City 5-1 AEK Athens: Foden hat-trick

Manchester City beat AEK Athens 5-1 at the Etihad Stadium in the Champions League, and Phil Foden was the man behind the scoreline. Foden scored in the 34th, 65th and 76th minutes and provided the assist for Rayan Cherki's goal in the 57th minute, after Elliot Anderson had opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Stavros Pilios scored for AEK Athens in the 52nd minute. The win left Manchester City 6th in the table with 6 points.

What happened in the first half at the Etihad?

Manchester City scored 2 goals in the first half and AEK Athens none, according to the match data. Yahoo Sports reported that AEK Athens started brightly in the first 5 minutes, but Manchester City dominated possession over the half.

Elliot Anderson scored the opener for Manchester City in the 12th minute. Allan hit the crossbar for Manchester City in the 23rd minute, according to Yahoo Sports, and Phil Foden scored City's 2nd goal in the 34th minute with Rico Lewis providing the assist.

How did AEK Athens pull one back before City pulled away?

AEK Athens cut the gap when Stavros Pilios scored in the 52nd minute, which Yahoo Sports logged as 1-2. Rayan Cherki answered for Manchester City in the 57th minute, with Phil Foden providing the pass.

Josko Gvardiol was booked for Manchester City in the 59th minute. Phil Foden then scored in the 65th minute, assisted by Rico Lewis, and again in the 76th minute, assisted by Ryan McAidoo. Sports Mole noted that Foden joined the Champions League hat-trick club.

What do the match numbers say about the control City had?

Manchester City had 63.6% of possession and AEK Athens had 36.4%. Manchester City had 17 shots, 7 of them on target, while AEK Athens had 11 shots with 3 on target.

Manchester City won 8 corners and AEK Athens won 3. Manchester City completed 635 accurate passes from 680, and AEK Athens 346 from 387. Rayan Cherki led Manchester City with 5 shots, and Gianluigi Donnarumma made 2 saves, as did Alberto Brignoli for AEK Athens.

Where does the result leave the table and what comes next?

Manchester City are 6th in the table with 6 points and AEK Athens 27th with 3 points. Before kick-off Manchester City had beaten Liverpool 3-0, lost 4-2 to Paris Saint-Germain and beaten Ipswich Town 3-2, while AEK Athens had beaten OFI Crete 3-0 and lost 3-1 to Shakhtar Donetsk.

Manchester City visit RB Leipzig on 4 November at 20:00 local time, while AEK Athens host Real Madrid at 17:45 the same day. According to Sports Mole, Phil Foden is likely to start for Manchester City against Aston Villa.

The numbers at Scorely

Data source: ESPN; calculation and table by Scorely.

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