Phil Foden Scores Hat-Trick as Manchester City Beat AEK Athens
Manchester City played AEK Athens in the Champions League.
This was the third game in the competition this season.
Manchester City did not have their player Haaland for this game.
But Manchester City played very well without him.
Kevin De Bruyne... wait, Cherki played for Manchester City instead.
Phil Foden scored three goals. This is called a hat-trick.
Foden had not scored a goal for 10 months.
Now he is scoring again for Manchester City.
Manchester City enjoyed the game very much.
The team played with confidence and skill.
This win is good news for Manchester City fans.
The team hopes to play well in their next games too.
Vocabulary15 words
- Champions League
- a big football competition in Europe for top teams
- hat-trick
- when one player scores three goals in one game
- match
- a game between two teams
- score
- to get a goal or point in a game
- squad
- all the players on a team
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- win
- to beat the other team in a game
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- competition
- a contest between many teams
- goal
- a point made in football when the ball goes in the net
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- team
- a group of players who play together
- injured
- hurt; unable to play because of pain
- confidence
- a feeling of believing you can do something well
- skill
- the ability to do something well
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Answer key
1. Phil Foden 2. 10 months 3. False
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Manchester City played AEK Athens in the _____.
This was the _____ game in the competition this season.
Manchester City did not have their player _____ for this game.
But Manchester City played very well without him.
_____ played for Manchester City instead.
Phil Foden scored three goals. This is called a _____.
Foden had not scored a goal for _____ months.
Now he is scoring again for Manchester City.
Manchester City enjoyed the game very much.
The team played with _____ and skill.
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