Diniyar Bilyaletdinov’s early goal was enough to give Everton a vital 1-0 victory over AEK Athens which sealed a place in the last 32 of the Europa League for David Moyes’ team.
Bilyaletdinov raced on to Jo’s brilliant throughball to slot past AEK goalkeeper Sebastian Saja with aplomb after just six minutes and the Russian midfielder’s goal proved the difference on a rain-soaked evening at the Olympic Stadium in Athens.