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Manchester City 5-1 AEK Athens, Champions League

Champions League · Matchday 3Full time
Manchester City
  • Anderson 12′
  • Foden 34′, 65′, 76′
  • Cherki 57′

5–1

xG 2.84 – 1.17

Half time 2–0

AEK Athens
  • Pilios 52′
Kick-off
Venue
Etihad Stadium
Referee
Willy Delajod
Attendance
40,042
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Manchester City 5-1 AEK Athens. xG 2.8-1.2. Manchester City deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Manchester City

4-2-3-1 · Enzo Maresca

Avg rating 7.55

AEK Athens

4-1-3-2 · Marko Nikolić

Avg rating 5.87

  • Donnarumma

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Manchester City

    90′ played

    7.5

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Gvardiol

    #24 · Left-back · Manchester City

    72′ played

    7.1

    Off 72′

    Passing

    xA
    0.09
    Player page

  • Dias

    #3 · Centre-back · Manchester City

    83′ played

    7.3

    Off 82′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.01
    Player page

  • Khusanov

    #45 · Centre-back · Manchester City

    90′ played

    7.3

    Passing

    xA
    0.10
    Player page

  • Lewis

    #82 · Right-back · Manchester City

    90′ played

    8.8

    2 assists

    Passing

    xA
    0.28
    Player page

  • Anderson

    #5 · Defensive midfielder · Manchester City

    90′ played

    8.3

    1 goal

    Passing

    xA
    0.09

    Attack

    xG
    1.03
    Player page

  • Enzo Fernández

    #17 · Defensive midfielder · Manchester City

    72′ played

    7.3

    Off 72′

    Passing

    xA
    0.36

    Attack

    xG
    0.18
    Player page

  • Allan

    #37 · Left winger · Manchester City

    90′ played

    7.6
    xG
    0.06

    Passing

    xA
    0.09
    Player page

  • Cherki

    #10 · Attacking midfielder · Manchester City

    90′ played

    8.6

    1 goal

    Passing

    xA
    0.42

    Attack

    xG
    0.34
    Player page

  • Foden

    #47 · Right winger · Manchester City

    90′ played

    9.8

    3 goals, 1 assistPlayer of the match

    xG
    1.22

    Passing

    xA
    0.27
    Player page

  • Samba

    #75 · Forward · Manchester City

    62′ played

    6.4

    Off 62′

    xG
    0.00
    Player page

  • Brignoli

    #91 · Goalkeeper · AEK Athens

    90′ played

    5.5

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Pilios

    #3 · Left-back · AEK Athens

    90′ played

    5.6

    1 goal

    Attack

    xG
    0.30
    Player page

  • Moukoudi

    #2 · Centre-back · AEK Athens

    90′ played

    4.7

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Relvas

    #44 · Centre-back · AEK Athens

    90′ played

    4.8

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Rota

    #12 · Right-back · AEK Athens

    90′ played

    4.6

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
    Player page

  • Mário

    #23 · Left midfielder · AEK Athens

    63′ played

    5.9

    Off 63′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Arriaga

    #16 · Midfielder · AEK Athens

    83′ played

    6.3

    Off 83′

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
    Player page

  • Marin

    #18 · Midfielder · AEK Athens

    45′ played

    6.3

    Off 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
    Player page

  • Majer

    #14 · Right midfielder · AEK Athens

    90′ played

    6.2

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.10
    Player page

  • Jović

    #9 · Forward · AEK Athens

    83′ played

    6.5

    Off 83′

    xG
    0.00

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
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  • Varga

    #19 · Forward · AEK Athens

    45′ played

    6.0

    Off 46′

    xG
    0.00
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Bench

  • McAidoo

    #56 · Substitute · Manchester City

    28′ played

    7.0

    1 assistOn 62′

    Passing

    xA
    0.60
    Player page

  • Aït-Nouri

    #21 · Substitute · Manchester City

    18′ played

    6.4

    On 72′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Reis

    #22 · Substitute · Manchester City

    18′ played

    6.4

    On 72′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Braithwaite

    #61 · Substitute · Manchester City

    7′ played

    On 82′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

Bench

  • Koïta

    #11 · Substitute · AEK Athens

    45′ played

    6.6

    On 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.27

    Attack

    xG
    0.06
    Player page

  • Zine

    #90 · Substitute · AEK Athens

    45′ played

    7.0

    1 assistOn 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.32
    Player page

  • Zubkov

    #10 · Substitute · AEK Athens

    27′ played

    6.2

    On 63′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.12
    Player page

  • Gaćinović

    #8 · Substitute · AEK Athens

    7′ played

    On 83′

    Attack

    xG
    0.18
    Player page

  • Vitális

    #27 · Substitute · AEK Athens

    7′ played

    On 83′

    Attack

    xG
    0.04
    Player page

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Side by side

The numbers

  • 64%Possession36%
    MCI 64%, AAT 36%.
  • 2.84Expected goals (xG)1.17
    MCI 2.84, AAT 1.17.
  • 2.74Non-penalty xG1.17
    MCI 2.74, AAT 1.17.
  • 4.58xG on target1.32
    MCI 4.58, AAT 1.32.
  • 17Shots11
    MCI 17, AAT 11.
  • 7On target3
    MCI 7, AAT 3.
  • 4Big chances1
    MCI 4, AAT 1.
  • 680Passes386
    MCI 680, AAT 386.
  • 94%Pass accuracy89%
    MCI 94%, AAT 89%.
  • 8Corners3
    MCI 8, AAT 3.
  • 11Tackles22
    MCI 11, AAT 22.
  • 10Interceptions9
    MCI 10, AAT 9.
  • 3.3PPDA (lower = more pressing)8.9
    MCI 3.3, AAT 8.9.
  • 6Fouls10
    MCI 6, AAT 10.
  • 1Yellow cards0
    MCI 1, AAT 0.
  • 0Red cards0
    MCI 0, AAT 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

Manchester CityAEK Athens
  1. Goal, Anderson (Enzo Fernández)1–0
    12′
  2. Goal, Foden (Lewis)2–0
    34′
  3. 46′
    Substitution, Koïta (Off Marin / Varga)
  4. 46′
    Substitution, Zine (Off Marin / Varga)
  5. 52′
    Goal, Pilios (Zine)2–1
  6. Goal, Cherki (Foden)3–1
    57′
  7. Yellow card, Gvardiol
    59′
  8. Substitution, McAidoo (Off Samba)
    62′
  9. 63′
    Substitution, Zubkov (Off Mário)
  10. Goal, Foden (Lewis)4–1
    65′
  11. Substitution, Aït-Nouri (Off Enzo Fernández / Gvardiol)
    72′
  12. Substitution, Reis (Off Enzo Fernández / Gvardiol)
    72′
  13. Goal, Foden (McAidoo)5–1
    76′
  14. Substitution, Braithwaite (Off Dias)
    82′
  15. 83′
    Substitution, Gaćinović (Off Jović / Arriaga)
  16. 83′
    Substitution, Vitális (Off Jović / Arriaga)

Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Steffen Prößdorf / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yuliia Perekopaiko / CC0 · Anneprudence / CC BY 4.0 · Silesia711 / CC BY-SA 4.0

28 shots

Every shot

← AAT attack

MCI attack →

Anderson 12′Manchester City · Goal · Set piece · Left foot0.99xGOT0.90xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Manchester City2.84xG

AEK Athens1.17xG

Full time5–1

0.01.02.03.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Anderson 12′Foden 34′Pilios 52′Cherki 57′Foden 65′Foden 76′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Manchester City on top86%

AEK Athens on top14%

HT0′–5′: Manchester City on top5′–10′: Manchester City on top10′–15′: Manchester City on top15′–20′: Manchester City on top20′–25′: Manchester City on top25′–30′: Manchester City on top30′–35′: Manchester City on top35′–40′: Manchester City on top40′–45′: Manchester City on top45′–50′: Manchester City on top50′–55′: AEK Athens on top55′–60′: Manchester City on top60′–65′: Manchester City on top65′–70′: Manchester City on top70′–75′: AEK Athens on top75′–80′: Manchester City on top80′–85′: Manchester City on top85′–90′: AEK Athens on top90′–95′: AEK Athens on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

51Foden56Anderson57Enzo Fernández65Gvardiol48Lewis52Cherki54Dias56Khusanov17Donnarumma22Allan2Samba

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Manchester City · Starting XI until the first substitution (62')Busiest link: Khusanov and Dias, 28 passes.Centralisation index 0.05: Gvardiol made 1.5× an even share of the passes.
19Marin36Moukoudi5Varga20Arriaga40Relvas21Rota20Mário18Pilios14Majer25Brignoli8Jović

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

AEK Athens · Starting XI until the first substitution (45')Busiest link: Moukoudi and Relvas, 21 passes.Centralisation index 0.09: Relvas made 1.9× an even share of the passes.

AEK Athens leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.09 against 0.05).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 65), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 28).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.