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Real Madrid snatches 3-2 win over AEK Athens in Champions League
November 4, 2026 at 08:02 PM
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Real Madrid came from behind twice to beat AEK Athens 3-2 away in Champions League matchday four, with Federico Valverde scoring in stoppage time.
- Federico Valverde scored in the 92nd minute as Real Madrid defeated AEK Athens 3-2 at the Opap Arena in Champions League matchday four.
- Aboubakar Koita opened the scoring in the 12th minute, becoming the first Mauritanian to score in the competition's history.
- Real Madrid rose to 12 points after four rounds, while AEK Athens remained on three.
- Jude Bellingham reached 60 Champions League appearances, the youngest player to do so at 23 years and 128 days.
- Kylian Mbappé scored in the 78th minute to reach 100 Champions League goal contributions, tallying 74 goals and 26 assists.
- Mbappé became the second-fastest player to 100 contributions, doing so in 102 matches behind Lionel Messi's 101.
- AEK Athens' second goal came from Stavros Pilios, with Aboubakar Koita providing the assist.







