Valverde's stoppage-time strike rescues Real Madrid in Athens
Stan Sport Football's highlights capture AEK taking the lead twice before Mbappé and Valverde turn the match around.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 255,789 views a day, 82 times a normal first day on this channel (3,109).
AEK Athens v Real Madrid | Highlights | UEFA Champions League 2026/27
AEK Athens had Real Madrid chasing an equaliser twice. Even after Kylian Mbappé supplied the second, there was still time for Federico Valverde to settle the match from outside the penalty area.
His stoppage-time strike completed Madrid's 3-2 win, giving Stan Sport Football's Champions League highlights a finish worth waiting for. The upload reached roughly 117,000 views in seven hours, already far beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for regular videos.
The spectacular shooting starts with AEK, not Madrid. Aboubakary Koïta opens the scoring from distance, and Luka Jović then forces a save. Jude Bellingham has an effort ruled out for offside before turning in Marc Cucurella's cross for the equaliser.
Stavros Pilios puts the hosts back ahead late in the second half. Mbappé answers swiftly, before Valverde supplies the decisive shot. The final whistle doesn't quite end the action: Koïta argues with the referee and receives a straight red card.
Viewers are discussing the long-range finishes and Bellingham's goal, alongside questions about Madrid's defending. Several also single out AEK's performance, while one draws attention to the commentator's full-throated delivery.
It is not Stan Sport Football's only Champions League upload drawing an unusually large audience: its Fenerbahce-Liverpool highlights also passed a hundred thousand views within their opening hours.
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What viewers say
Some banging goals in that lot.
@gustaaf1892See it on YouTubeTwo of my favourite teams with some great goals from both
@stefanos_maragkakisSee it on YouTubeThis commentator always goes all out. Very passionate
@corteztt518See it on YouTube
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Such a great performance by AEK my team against tge best team in the world.I always wished we played real again love Real and Cr7
@costenics_swSee it on YouTubeToo close for comfort
@TwistedStickmanSee it on YouTube2:23 that’s your position Valverde !!! Ufffff
@ALDOMY17See it on YouTubeValverde dropping bangers
@lor5495See it on YouTubeBravo AEK, (from Fenerbahçe fan)
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- Channel
- Stan Sport Football
- Subscribers
- 1,100,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 4,838,728
- Channel views, pace per day
- 1,758,540 (on a normal day: 755,066)
- Video published
- November 4, 2026
- Video views so far
- 117,088 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 255,789
The numbers
The Athens highlights passed the channel's usual first-day views well before a full day had elapsed. The Fenerbahce-Liverpool upload also made a fast start.
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Which country does Federico Valverde represent internationally?
Valverde represents Uruguay in international football.


