Watchability: Manchester City vs AEK Athens FC
Manchester City
AEK Athens FC
AI Match Analysis
Manchester City vs AEK Athens FC: Champions League Milestone Meets Greek Resilience — UEFA Champions League — October 20, 2026
Introduction
Manchester City host AEK Athens at the Etihad Stadium for their third Champions League league-phase fixture, a match that doubles as City's 150th appearance in the competition proper. The hosts sit top of the Premier League with a perfect seven-win start under Enzo Maresca, while AEK occupy fourth in the Super League Greece with a 2W-1D-1L record after four matches. Both sides enter with identical 1-1 records in Europe: City rebounded from a 4-2 home defeat to Paris Saint-Germain with a 3-2 league win over Ipswich Town, while AEK followed their opening 1-0 victory over LASK Linz with a 3-1 loss at Shakhtar Donetsk. With three points separating the teams in the embryonic table, a home win would consolidate City's position among the qualification contenders, whereas AEK aim to become the first Greek side to win at the Etihad in Champions League history.
Why Watch
City's recent output reads WWWWLW across their last six in all competitions, yielding 19 goals at an average
Head to Head
Recent Meetings
No recent meeting data available
No historical data available
Team Form
Manchester City
No data available
AEK Athens FC
2W-1D-1L
Key Players
Top Scorers
Manchester City
AEK Athens FC
Players to Watch
Manchester City
AEK Athens FC
League Standings
UEFA Champions League
| MP | W | D | L | G | +/- | P | Form | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:3 | 7 | 6 |
W
W
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2
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:2 | 7 | 6 |
W
W
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3
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:2 | 7 | 6 |
W
W
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4
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:1 | 5 | 6 |
W
W
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5
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:4 | 4 | 6 |
W
W
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6
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:1 | 4 | 6 |
W
W
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7
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | 4 | 6 |
W
W
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8
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:4 | 2 | 6 |
W
W
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9
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:4 | 2 | 6 |
W
W
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10
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8:3 | 5 | 4 |
W
D
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11
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:2 | 2 | 4 |
D
W
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12
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:4 | 2 | 3 |
W
L
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13
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:2 | 2 | 3 |
W
L
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|
14
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | 1 | 3 |
L
W
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|
15
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:2 | 1 | 3 |
L
W
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16
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:6 | 0 | 3 |
L
W
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17
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:4 | 0 | 3 |
W
L
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|
18
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:3 | 0 | 3 |
W
L
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19
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:4 | -1 | 3 |
W
L
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|
20
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AEK Athens FC
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 3 |
W
L
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21
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:4 | -2 | 3 |
L
W
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22
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Sabah FA
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:4 | -2 | 3 |
L
W
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23
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:7 | -3 | 3 |
L
W
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|
24
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Bodo/Glimt
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1:5 | -4 | 3 |
L
W
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25
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4:5 | -1 | 1 |
D
L
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26
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1:2 | -1 | 1 |
D
L
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|
27
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Viking
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4:6 | -2 | 1 |
L
D
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28
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Fenerbahçe
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1:7 | -6 | 1 |
D
L
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29
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:6 | -2 | 0 |
L
L
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30
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:5 | -3 | 0 |
L
L
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|
31
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:5 | -3 | 0 |
L
L
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|
32
|
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:4 | -3 | 0 |
L
L
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|
33
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Lask Linz
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:7 | -4 | 0 |
L
L
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|
34
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:6 | -4 | 0 |
L
L
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|
35
|
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:7 | -5 | 0 |
L
L
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|
36
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Slovan Bratislava
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:9 | -8 | 0 |
L
L
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Head to Head
Recent Meetings
No recent meeting data available
No historical data available
Team Form
Manchester City
No data available
AEK Athens FC
2W-1D-1L
Key Players
Top Scorers
Manchester City
AEK Athens FC
Players to Watch
Manchester City
AEK Athens FC
League Standings
UEFA Champions League
| MP | W | D | L | G | +/- | P | Form | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:3 | 7 | 6 |
W
W
|
|
2
|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:2 | 7 | 6 |
W
W
|
|
3
|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:2 | 7 | 6 |
W
W
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|
4
|
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:1 | 5 | 6 |
W
W
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|
5
|
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:4 | 4 | 6 |
W
W
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|
6
|
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:1 | 4 | 6 |
W
W
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7
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | 4 | 6 |
W
W
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|
8
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:4 | 2 | 6 |
W
W
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|
9
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:4 | 2 | 6 |
W
W
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|
10
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8:3 | 5 | 4 |
W
D
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|
11
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:2 | 2 | 4 |
D
W
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|
12
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:4 | 2 | 3 |
W
L
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|
13
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:2 | 2 | 3 |
W
L
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|
14
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | 1 | 3 |
L
W
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|
15
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:2 | 1 | 3 |
L
W
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16
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:6 | 0 | 3 |
L
W
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17
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:4 | 0 | 3 |
W
L
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18
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:3 | 0 | 3 |
W
L
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19
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:4 | -1 | 3 |
W
L
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|
20
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AEK Athens FC
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 3 |
W
L
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|
21
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:4 | -2 | 3 |
L
W
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|
22
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Sabah FA
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:4 | -2 | 3 |
L
W
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23
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:7 | -3 | 3 |
L
W
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|
24
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Bodo/Glimt
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1:5 | -4 | 3 |
L
W
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|
25
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4:5 | -1 | 1 |
D
L
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26
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1:2 | -1 | 1 |
D
L
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27
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Viking
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4:6 | -2 | 1 |
L
D
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|
28
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Fenerbahçe
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1:7 | -6 | 1 |
D
L
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|
29
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:6 | -2 | 0 |
L
L
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30
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:5 | -3 | 0 |
L
L
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31
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:5 | -3 | 0 |
L
L
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32
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:4 | -3 | 0 |
L
L
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|
33
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Lask Linz
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:7 | -4 | 0 |
L
L
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34
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:6 | -4 | 0 |
L
L
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35
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:7 | -5 | 0 |
L
L
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36
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Slovan Bratislava
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:9 | -8 | 0 |
L
L
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