Haaland named on bench for Manchester City's Champions League clash with AEK Athens
October 20, 2026 at 06:33 PM · Updated 11h ago
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(opens the publisher’s site)Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca has named Erling Haaland among the substitutes for the Champions League match against AEK Athens.
- Maresca's starting lineup for the matchday-three league-phase fixture against AEK Athens places Erling Haaland and Jeremy Doku among the substitutes.
- Maresca said Haaland could be available, with his participation to be decided after Monday's training session.
- Maresca said Antoine Semenyo's injury, sustained in Saturday's 3-2 Premier League win over Ipswich Town, may rule the winger out for eight weeks.
- Manchester City beat AEK Athens 5-1 at the Etihad Stadium to move to six points in the Champions League league phase.
- Phil Foden scored a hat-trick, with Anderson and Ryan Cherki also on target, while Stavros Belo scored AEK's consolation goal.
- Erling Haaland was rested for the fixture and did not come off the bench.
- Maresca made eight changes from the Ipswich win, handing 17-year-old Floyd Samba his first senior start in place of the benched Haaland.
- The victory got Manchester City's Champions League campaign back on track following their heavy defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.
- Foden said he is 'going in the right direction' after being left out of England's World Cup squad and struggling for form.
- Maresca suggested Foden could offer a 'solution' in the false nine role with Erling Haaland rested.