Phil Foden ya ci hat-trick mai ban mamaki yayin da Manchester City suka doke AEK Athens da ci 5-1 a filin Etihad Stadium a ranar Talata, suna lashe nasararsu ta biyu a UEFA Champions League a kakar wasan nan.

Foden ya jira watanni 10 ba tare da zura ƙwallon ba kafin wannan jerin nasarori na kwanan nan, ya ci ƙwallaye uku bayan burinsa da Ipswich a karshen mako. Ƙwallayensa na farko biyu sun zo ne bayan taimako daga Rico Lewis, kuma wasansa ya nuna irin ƙwarewar da ya saba nunawa.

Zurfin ƙungiyar da aka nuna

An sanya Erling Haaland a benci amma ba a kira shi ba, yayin da Enzo Maresca ya zaɓi Floyd Samba mai shekara 17 ya taka rawa a matsayinsa na ɗan gaba. Wannan zaɓi kansa ya aika da saƙo bayyane — City sun tabbatar da cewa suna iya kayar da abokan hamayyarsu ko ba tare da babban maharin su ba.

Masu gida sun karɓi iko a farkon wasan, bayan da Elliot Anderson ya buɗe asusun a minti na 12. Foden ya ƙara burinsa na farko a minti na 34 don ba City fifiko mai ƙarfi kafin hutu. 'Yan Girka sun sha wahala a duk tsawon rabin farko mai wahala, wanda City suka yi tsallake-tsallake 10 a kan ragar Alberto Brignoli, Allan ya buga sandar sama, kuma Rayan Cherki ya yi kusa.

Ƙaruwar rabi na biyu

AEK Athens sun kawo ɗan bege a wani lokaci lokacin da Stavros Pilios ya mayar da ƙwallon a minti na 52 — harbensu na farko da ya doru a kan ragar da daren. Amma wannan bege ya ɗauki mintoci kaɗan kawai. Cherki ya maido da raunin ƙwallaye biyu a minti na 57, kuma Foden ya rufe batun da ƙwallaye a minti na 65 da 76 don kammala hat-trick dinsa.

Karo na ƙarshe da Foden ya ci ƙwallaye uku a wasa ɗaya shi ne a watan Afrilu 2024. Ya yi dogon tafiya don dawo da matakin wasansa mafi kyau, wannan ɗalibin da ya girma a makarantar City, wanda shekaru da yawa an san shi a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin abokiyar Pep Guardiola. Bisa wannan shaidar, alama yana kusa da isar wannan matakin.