Champions League 2026-27 · League phase, matchday 3

What did Manchester City's 5-1 win over AEK Athens change in the Champions League table?

Tue, Oct 20, 2026 · 21:00 CEST (Oct 21, 04:00 KST)

Etihad Stadium · Next home game Wed, 11/25 KST · Getting there & parking →This weekend in Around Birmingham · 9 games · See routes →

Goals

Manchester City

  • 12'Elliot Anderson
  • 34'Phil Foden
  • 57'Rayan Cherki
  • 65'Phil Foden
  • 76'Phil Foden

AEK Athens

  • 52'필리오스

HT 2-0

What this result changed

Standings entering Oct 21, Korea time (results through the previous day), plus this game only. Other games played on Oct 21 (Korea time) are not included.

This game alone

  • Manchester CityPosition #17→#5Out of 1st in 6→-Out of top 8 in 6→-Pts to clinch playoff 17→14
  • AEK AthensPosition #20→#24Out of 1st in 6→5Out of top 8 in 6→5Pts to clinch playoff 17→-
16 clubs with a position change only

Liverpool #5→#6, Sporting CP #6→#7, Arsenal #7→#8, Real Madrid #8→#9, Real Betis #9→#10, Bayern Munich #10→#11, Shakhtar Donetsk #11→#12, Como #12→#13, Manchester United #13→#14, Villarreal #14→#15, Atletico Madrid #15→#16, Club Brugge #16→#17, RB Leipzig #21→#20, Sabah #22→#21, Feyenoord #23→#22, Bodo/Glimt #24→#23

Before → with this result only

Manchester CityAEK Athens
Position#17→#5#20→#24
Points3→63
Record1-0-1→2-0-11-0-1→1-0-2
Games left6→56→5
Possible finish#1–36#1–36
Out of 1st in6→-6→5
Out of top 8 in6→-6→5
Pts to clinch playoff17→1417→-

“-” means there is no such number: for a clinch, the club can't clinch on its own (it needs other results); for an elimination, losing every remaining game still wouldn't settle it.

After all games on Oct 21 (Korea time)

Standings entering Oct 21, Korea time (results through the previous day), plus the 9 games finished on Oct 21. Clinches and eliminations that took more than one of those results show up only here.

  • Paris Saint-GermainPts to clinch top 8 -→14Pts to clinch playoff 14→10
  • BarcelonaPosition #2→#5Out of 1st in -→5Pts to clinch playoff 14→13
  • Aston VillaPosition #3→#4Out of 1st in -→6Pts to clinch top 8 -→17Pts to clinch playoff 14→13
  • VfB StuttgartPosition #4→#3Out of 1st in -→5Pts to clinch playoff 14→12
  • LiverpoolPosition #5→#2Pts to clinch top 8 -→14Pts to clinch playoff 14→10
  • Sporting CPPosition #6→#7Out of 1st in -→6Pts to clinch top 8 -→17Pts to clinch playoff 14→13
30 more clubs
  • ArsenalPosition #7→#8Out of 1st in -→6Pts to clinch top 8 -→17Pts to clinch playoff 14→13
  • Real MadridPosition #8→#9Out of 1st in -→6Pts to clinch top 8 -→17Pts to clinch playoff 14→13
  • Real BetisPosition #9→#10Out of 1st in -→6Pts to clinch top 8 -→17Pts to clinch playoff 14→13
  • Bayern MunichPosition #10→#12Out of 1st in 6→5Pts to clinch playoff 16→15
  • Shakhtar DonetskPosition #11→#14Out of 1st in 6→5Pts to clinch playoff 16→15
  • ComoPosition #12→#17Out of 1st in 6→5Pts to clinch playoff 17→16
  • Manchester UnitedPosition #13→#18Out of 1st in 6→5Pts to clinch playoff 17→16
  • VillarrealPosition #14→#19Out of 1st in 6→4Out of top 8 in 6→5Pts to clinch playoff 17→-
  • Atletico MadridOut of 1st in 6→4Out of top 8 in 6→5Pts to clinch playoff 17→15
  • Club BruggePosition #16→#20Out of 1st in 6→5Pts to clinch playoff 17→16
  • Manchester CityPosition #17→#6Out of 1st in 6→5Out of top 8 in 6→-Pts to clinch playoff 17→13
  • Borussia DortmundPosition #18→#11Out of 1st in 6→5Out of top 8 in 6→-Pts to clinch playoff 17→13
  • LensPosition #19→#21Out of 1st in 6→5Pts to clinch playoff 17→16
  • AEK AthensPosition #20→#27Out of 1st in 6→4Out of top 8 in 6→5Pts to clinch playoff 17→-
  • RB LeipzigPosition #21→#23Out of 1st in 6→5Pts to clinch playoff 17→16
  • SabahPosition #22→#25Out of 1st in 6→4Out of top 8 in 6→5Pts to clinch playoff 17→-
  • FeyenoordPosition #23→#24Out of 1st in 6→5Pts to clinch playoff 17→16
  • Bodo/GlimtPosition #24→#26Out of 1st in 6→4Out of top 8 in 6→5Pts to clinch playoff 17→-
  • AS RomaPosition #25→#13Out of 1st in 5→4Pts to clinch playoff -→15Eliminated in 6→-
  • PSV EindhovenPosition #26→#16Out of 1st in 5→4Pts to clinch playoff -→15Eliminated in 6→-
  • VikingPosition #27→#29Out of 1st in 5→4Pts to clinch playoff -→18
  • FenerbahceOut of 1st in 5→3Out of top 8 in 5→4Eliminated in 6→5
  • Inter MilanPosition #29→#31Out of 1st in 5→4
  • PortoPosition #30→#33Out of 1st in 5→3Out of top 8 in 5→4Eliminated in 6→5
  • Slavia PraguePosition #31→#30Out of 1st in 5→3Out of top 8 in 5→4Eliminated in 6→5
  • NapoliPosition #32→#22Out of 1st in 5→4Eliminated in 6→-
  • LASKPosition #33→#32Out of 1st in 5→4
  • LilleOut of 1st in 5→4
  • GalatasarayOut of 1st in 5→4
  • Slovan BratislavaOut of 1st in 5→3Out of top 8 in 5→4Eliminated in 6→5

Current numbers, including the day's other games, on the club pages:Manchester City scenarios →AEK Athens scenarios →

Team stats

Team stats · Manchester City vs AEK Athens
Manchester CityAEK Athens
63.7%Possession36.3%
17Shots11
7Shots on target3
8Corners3
6Fouls10
0Offsides1
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Cards & substitutions

Cards

Manchester City

  • Josko Gvardiol

AEK Athens

No cards

Card times are not in the feed for European matches, so only names are listed.

Substitutions

Manchester City

  • 62'On: Ryan McAidooOff: Floyd Samba
  • 72'On: Rayan Ait-NouriOff: Enzo Fernandez
  • 72'On: Vitor ReisOff: Josko Gvardiol
  • 83'On: Kaden BraithwaiteOff: Ruben Dias

AEK Athens

  • 45'On: 지니Off: 바르가
  • 45'On: 코이타Off: Razvan Marin
  • 63'On: 주브코프Off: 주앙 마리우
  • 83'On: 비탈리스Off: Luka Jovic
  • 83'On: 가치노비치Off: 아리아가

Player stats

Manchester City4-2-3-1

Manchester City · Player stats
PlayerPosMinGACards
1Gianluigi DonnarummaGK90
82Rico LewisDF902
45Abdukodir KhusanovDF90
3Ruben DiasDF83
24Josko GvardiolDF72
5Elliot AndersonMF901
17Enzo FernandezMF72
47Phil FodenMF9031
10Rayan CherkiMF901
37AllanMF90
75Floyd SambaFW62
56Ryan McAidooFW281
21Rayan Ait-NouriDF18
22Vitor ReisDF18
61Kaden BraithwaiteDF7

Unused substitutes: Jeremy Doku, Iliman Ndiaye, Marcus Bettinelli, Marc Guehi, Erling Haaland, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Geronimo Rulli

Indented names came off the bench. Minutes exclude stoppage time (a full match is 90).

AEK Athens4-4-2

AEK Athens · Player stats
PlayerPosMinGACards
91브리뇰리GK90
12로타DF90
2무쿠디DF90
44필리페 헬바스DF90
3필리오스DF901
14Lovro MajerMF90
16아리아가MF83
18Razvan MarinMF45
23주앙 마리우MF63
9Luka JovicFW83
19바르가FW45
90지니FW451
11코이타FW45
10주브코프MF27
27비탈리스MF7
8가치노비치MF7

Unused substitutes: 만탈로스, 발라모티스, Charalampos Lykogiannis, 비다, 카이리넨

Indented names came off the bench. Minutes exclude stoppage time (a full match is 90).

Match data: Naver Sports. Clinch and elimination numbers and possible finishes are computed by this site. Players the league feed names only in Korean script are shown in Korean.