Man City fans stay away from 5-1 Champions League rout of AEK Athens

MANCHESTER, England: Manchester City played in front of rows of empty seats as fans stayed away from the Champions League clash against AEK Athens on Tuesday. A well-below capacity crowd attended City’s 5-1 win, with swathes of empty rows visible inside the newly-expanded 61,000-seater Etihad Stadium. The official attendance was not immediately revealed by City or European soccer’s governing body UEFA. The low turnout was a surprise given City fans have been in defiant mood since the club was fo