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Manchester City delivered a dominant performance at the Etihad Stadium to secure a convincing Champions League victory and bounce back from their 4-2 defeat to PSG.
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Foden Fires Hat-Trick: Phil Foden continued his resurgence with three goals, capping an outstanding display after ending his goal drought against Ipswich Town on Saturday.
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Anderson, Cherki Shine In City Rout: Elliott Anderson opened the scoring in the 12th minute, while Rayan Cherki added City’s third after receiving an assist from Foden.
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AEK Athens reduced the deficit through Stavros Pilios after the break, but Foden struck twice more to complete his hat-trick and seal City’s 5-1 win ahead of their next Champions League clash against RB Leipzig.
October 20, (THEWILL) – Manchester City produced a 5-star performance to annihilate AEK Athens 5-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday at the Etihad Stadium.
Phil Foden scored a hat-trick to continue his scoring run after breaking a long goal drought against Ipswich Town on Saturday.
Elliott Anderson gave Man City the lead in the 12th minute. Foden unleashed a fierce strike into the roof of the net from Nico Lewis cross to make it 2-0 in the 34th minute.
Seven minutes after the restart, Stavros Pilios halved the deficit for the visitors before City went on a rampage.
Foden assisted Rayan Cherki to drill home the third goal.
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He added his second goal of the game with a stunning first-time strike to make it 4-1.
The England international completed his hat-trick in the 76th minute with a close-range finish.
Foden’s match-winning performance will delight Enzo Maresca after he endured a disappointing campaign last year.
The victory helped Man City bounce back from a 4-2 defeat to PSG last week.
The Cityzens will face RB Leipzig in their next Champions League match on Wednesday.
