Foden scores hat-trick in Man City's win, PSG beat Barcelona
Phil Foden's hat-trick led Manchester City to a 5-1 victory over AEK Athens in the Champions League on Tuesday, while title holders Paris Saint-Germain score...
Phil Foden's hat-trick led Manchester City to a 5-1 victory over AEK Athens in the Champions League on Tuesday, while title holders Paris Saint-Germain scored two late goals to claim a thrilling 4-2 win over Barcelona.
Elliot Anderson broke the deadlock for City in the 12th minute and Foden scored his first in the 34th.
AEK added some pressure when Stavros Pilios pulled one back in the 52nd, but Rayan Cherki restored City's two-goal lead just five minutes later and Foden sealed the victory with two more goals in the 65th and in the 76th.
PSG also fired first and took the lead in the 38th through Désiré Doué, but 19-year-old Xavi Espart equalized for Barcelona in the 55th.
The defending champions retook the lead thanks to Lucas Hernandez's effort in the 72nd, but Lamine Yamal levelled for Barça once more in the 79th.
PSG, however, had the final word as Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz secured the victory.
Liverpool produced a sensational comeback to beat Villarreal 4-3, while Scott McTominay scored a brace in Napoli's 4-3 win against Bodø/Glimt.
Elsewhere, Roma thrashed Slovan Bratislava 4-0, PSV claimed a 1-0 win at Porto and VfB Stuttgart were held to a 1-1 draw against 10-man Atlético Madrid.
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