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UEFA Champions LeagueMatchday 4AEK Athens FC vs Real Madrid 2-3
- Aboubakary Koita12'
- Stavros Pilios75'
- Jude Bellingham32'
- Kylian Mbappé78'
- Federico Valverde90+2'
- Kick-off
- Wed, 4 Nov 2026 · 17:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Allwyn Arena, Nea Filadelfeia
- Referee
- Maurizio Mariani
Match timeline
- 90+2’Goal!
Real MadridFederico ValverdeAssist: Brahim Díaz2 – 3 - 88’Substitution
AEK Athens FCOleksandr Zubkov ONLuka Jovic OFF - 86’SubstitutionReal MadridCarlos Espí ONJude Bellingham OFF
- 81’SubstitutionReal MadridBrahim Díaz ONMarc Cucurella OFF
- 81’SubstitutionReal MadridÁlvaro Fernández Carreras ONVinícius OFF
- 78’Goal!Real MadridKylian MbappéAssist: Denzel Dumfries2 – 2
- 75’Goal!AEK Athens FCStavros PiliosAssist: Aboubakary Koita2 – 1
- 67’SubstitutionReal MadridFederico Valverde ONYan Diomande OFF
Show 8 earlier events
- 67’SubstitutionReal MadridEndrick Felipe Moreira de Sousa ONBernardo Silva OFF
- 65’Yellow cardReal MadridMarc Cucurella
- 60’SubstitutionAEK Athens FCBarnabás Varga ONKaan Kairinen OFF
- 60’SubstitutionAEK Athens FCRăzvan Marin ONMijat Gaćinović OFF
- 53’SubstitutionAEK Athens FCAmbrósini António Cabaça Salvador ONLovro Majer OFF
- 34’Yellow cardAEK Athens FCKervin Arriaga
- 32’Goal!Real MadridJude BellinghamAssist: Marc Cucurella1 – 1
- 12’Goal!AEK Athens FCAboubakary KoitaAssist: Luka Jovic1 – 0
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
AEK Athens FCReal Madrid- 30%Possession70%
- 9Shots24
- 0.95xG3.41
- 5Shots on Target8
- 0Corners7
- 9Fouls16
- 0Offsides2
- 5Saves3
- 273Passes628
- 1Yellow Cards1
Lineups
Confirmed selections
AEK Athens FC4 - 4 - 2
Substitutions
- 53’↑ Ambrósini António Cabaça Salvador↓14 L. Majer
- 60’↑19 B. Varga↓6 K. Kairinen
- 60’↑18 R. Marin↓8 M. Gaćinović
- 88’↑10 O. Zubkov↓9 L. Jović
Unused substitutes 41 Marios Balamotis, 22 C. Lykogiannis, 20 P. Mantalos, 1 T. Strakosha, 21 D. Vida, 27 M. Vitális, 90 Zini
Coach M. Nikolić
Real Madrid4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Substitutions
- 67’↑8 F. Valverde↓25 Y. Diomande
- 67’↑ Endrick Felipe Moreira de Sousa↓20 Bernardo Silva
- 81’↑21 Brahim Díaz↓17 Marc Cucurella
- 81’↑ Álvaro Fernández Carreras↓ Vinícius
- 86’↑19 Carlos Espí↓5 J. Bellingham
Unused substitutes 18 Álvaro Fernández, 9 Endrick, 4 D. Huijsen, 16 I. Konaté, 13 A. Lunin, 38 Sergio Martínez, 26 Sergio Mestre, 27 Thiago Pitarch, 12 T. Alexander-Arnold
Coach José Mourinho
Match facts
- Competition
- UEFA Champions League
- Round
- Matchday 4
- Date
- Wed, 4 Nov 2026
- Kick-off
- 17:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Allwyn Arena, Nea Filadelfeia
- Referee
- Maurizio Mariani
- AEK Athens FC coach
- M. Nikolić
- Real Madrid coach
- José Mourinho
League table
UEFA Champions League
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paris Saint Germain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 12 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 12 |
| 3 |  Arsenal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 10 |
| 4 |  Como | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +13 | 9 |
| 5 |  Barcelona | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
| 29 |  AEK Athens FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 3 |
Player ratings
- 1
A. Koita8.0 - 2
S. Pilios7.3 - 3
L. Jović7.2 - 4
A. Brignoli6.9 - 5
L. Majer6.8 - 6
M. Gaćinović6.7 - 7
Zini6.7 - 8
Filipe Relvas6.5 - 9
K. Arriaga6.4 - 10
H. Moukoudi6.4 - 11
B. Varga6.4 - 12
R. Marin5.9 - 13
K. Kairinen5.8 - 14
O. Zubkov5.8 - 15
L. Rota5.7 - 16
M. Vitális0.0 - 17
D. Vida0.0 - 18
T. Strakosha0.0 - 19
P. Mantalos0.0 - 20
C. Lykogiannis0.0 - 21
Marios Balamotis0.0
- 1
Kylian Mbappé8.2 - 2
J. Bellingham8.2 - 3
F. Valverde7.9 - 4
Marc Cucurella7.3 - 5
E. Camavinga7.0 - 6
Endrick6.9 - 7
Éder Militão6.9 - 8
D. Dumfries6.9 - 9
Bernardo Silva6.7 - 10
A. Rüdiger6.6 - 11
Carlos Espí6.5 - 12
Vinícius Júnior6.4 - 13
Y. Diomande6.4 - 14
Brahim Díaz6.2 - 15
T. Courtois6.2 - 16
Álvaro Fernández6.0 - 17
D. Huijsen0.0 - 18
I. Konaté0.0 - 19
A. Lunin0.0 - 20
Sergio Martínez0.0 - 21
Sergio Mestre0.0 - 22
Thiago Pitarch0.0 - 23
T. Alexander-Arnold0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
Rated 8.2, the best on the pitch — 1 goal in 90 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
AEK Athens FC- W-D-L
- 2-0-3
- Scored / match
- 2.0
- Conceded / match
- 2.0
Real Madrid- W-D-L
- 5-0-0
- Scored / match
- 3.4
- Conceded / match
- 1.2
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- AEK Athens FC0%
- Real MadridResult0%
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What happened
Match report
Real Madrid came from behind twice and then won it in stoppage time, Federico Valverde scoring on 90+2 minutes to seal a 3-2 victory after AEK Athens FC had gone ahead again in the second half.
AEK Athens FC opened the scoring in the 12th minute when Aboubakary Koita finished from Luka Jovic, but Jude Bellingham levelled for Real Madrid on 32 minutes from Marc Cucurella. It was 1-1 at half-time.
AEK Athens FC regained the lead in the 75th minute through Stavros Pilios, set up by Aboubakary Koita, before Kylian Mbappé equalised on 78 minutes from Denzel Dumfries. Real Madrid kept pushing, and Valverde, who had come on in the 67th minute, turned Brahim Díaz’s pass into the winner three minutes into stoppage time. AEK made two changes on 60 minutes, while Real Madrid made two on 67 minutes and two more on 81 minutes as the game opened up late on.
The numbers showed a one-sided territorial picture in Real Madrid's favour. They had 70% possession, 628 passes to AEK's 273, 24 shots to 9, 8 on target to 5, 7 corners to none and an xG reading of 3.41 to 0.95. AEK had 5 saves to Real Madrid's 3, but they also finished with 9 fouls to 16 and no offsides, compared with Real Madrid's 2.
Kervin Arriaga was booked for AEK Athens FC in the 34th minute, while Marc Cucurella was cautioned for Real Madrid on 65 minutes.
Match record
- Competition
- UEFA Champions League
- Round
- Matchday 4
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Allwyn Arena, Nea Filadelfeia
- Referee
- Maurizio Mariani
- Match ID
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16 events
- 12’Goal!AEK Athens FCAboubakary KoitaAssist: Luka Jovic1 – 0
- 32’Goal!Real MadridJude BellinghamAssist: Marc Cucurella1 – 1
- 34’Yellow cardAEK Athens FCKervin Arriaga
- 53’SubstitutionAEK Athens FCAmbrósini António Cabaça Salvador ONLovro Majer OFF
- 60’SubstitutionAEK Athens FCBarnabás Varga ONKaan Kairinen OFF
- 60’SubstitutionAEK Athens FCRăzvan Marin ONMijat Gaćinović OFF
- 65’Yellow cardReal MadridMarc Cucurella
- 67’SubstitutionReal MadridFederico Valverde ONYan Diomande OFF
- 67’SubstitutionReal MadridEndrick Felipe Moreira de Sousa ONBernardo Silva OFF
- 75’Goal!AEK Athens FCStavros PiliosAssist: Aboubakary Koita2 – 1
- 78’Goal!Real MadridKylian MbappéAssist: Denzel Dumfries2 – 2
- 81’SubstitutionReal MadridBrahim Díaz ONMarc Cucurella OFF
- 81’SubstitutionReal MadridÁlvaro Fernández Carreras ONVinícius OFF
- 86’SubstitutionReal MadridCarlos Espí ONJude Bellingham OFF
- 88’SubstitutionAEK Athens FCOleksandr Zubkov ONLuka Jovic OFF
- 90+2’Goal!Real MadridFederico ValverdeAssist: Brahim Díaz2 – 3