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Real Madrid beat Greek side AEK 3-2 away in the fourth round of the UEFA Champions League league phase. The match was played at OPAP Arena in Athens on November 4. Italian referee Maurizio Mariani officiated.
AEK opened the scoring through Koita in the 12th minute. Jude Bellingham equalised in the 32nd minute. Pilios put the hosts back in front in the 75th minute, before Mbappe made it 2-2 in the 78th. Federico Valverde scored the winner for Real Madrid in the second minute of stoppage time. Koita was sent off in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
Mbappe has scored in each of Real Madrid’s last six Champions League matches. After the win over AEK, the Madrid club stood second in the league-phase standings with 12 points.
Real Madrid will face PSV in the next round on November 24. Paris Saint-Germain are the defending Champions League winners.
