Man City v AEK Athens: Details, TV channel, match officials and how to watch

City return to Champions League action on Tuesday night when AEK Athens visit the Etihad Stadium for the third game of the league phase.

Enzo Maresca’s side will be looking to respond in Europe after their 4-2 defeat by Paris Saint-Germain last week. City began their Champions League campaign with a 2-0 victory away to Porto, leaving them with three points from their opening two matches, while AEK have also won one and lost one.

Man City v AEK Athens match details

Match detail	Information
Competition	UEFA Champions League
Date	Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Kick-off	8pm BST
Venue	Etihad Stadium
TV channel	TNT Sports 1
Teams	Man City v AEK Athens

The game will be shown live in the UK on TNT Sports 1, with supporters also able to follow live text, statistics and audio coverage through City’s official website and app.

City’s Matchday Centre begins two hours before kick-off, while its Matchday Live programme is scheduled to start around 90 minutes before the game.

Tuesday will mark City’s 150th match in the European Cup or Champions League proper. It is their 15th successive season in Europe’s leading club competition, and AEK will provide new opposition, with the clubs having never previously met in a competitive fixture.

Who are the officials for Man City v AEK Athens?

Role	Match official	Country
Referee	Willy Delajod	France
Assistant referee	Erwan Finjean	France
Assistant referee	Valentin Evrard	France
Fourth official	Bastien Dechepy	France
VAR	Bram Van Driessche	Belgium
Assistant VAR	Christian Dingert	Germany

Delajod will therefore head a predominantly French on-field team, with Belgian official Van Driessche overseeing VAR and Germany’s Dingert assisting him.

City will hope to take another step towards the Champions League knockout stages before attention returns to the Premier League and Saturday’s trip to Aston Villa.

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