Alves Stars As Super Sevilla Hit Four Past AEK

AEK Athens 1-4 Sevilla

Daniel Alves was the star of the show as Sevilla turned on the style to beat AEK 4-1 in Athens, and progress to the group stage 6-1 on aggregate.

The original game may have been rescheduled following the death of Antonio Puerta, but after a slow start Sevilla managed to banish all negativity and click into top gear.

A brace from Luis Fabiano, and goals from Kietia and Kerzhakov were more than enough for them to complete the job. Rivaldo pulled one back at the death to grab some consolation for the hosts.

First Half

Fabiano opened the floodgates at the half-hour mark, converting from the spot after a rampant Daniel Alves was brought down by Julio Cesar.

That left AEK needing four goals in order to progress. There would be four more goals in the game all right, but sadly for the hosts, three of them would be against them.

Sevilla made it 2-0 in the 39th minute when Daniel Alves once again burst forward to provide a superb assist, leaving Keitia with a simple finish.

Fabiano got his second of the night just before the break, and, you guessed it, it was once again Alves who set it up with a delicious corner.

Second Half

AEK had gone into the break 5-0 behind on aggregate, and it was 6-0 in the 54th minute when Alexander Kerzhakov struck a sweet 15-yard effort low into the corner.

Thankfully for the hosts, Sevilla decided to slow down. AEK had a chance to salvage some pride when they were awarded a penalty in the 67th minute, but penalty specialist Palop did superbly to deny Liberopoulos.

There would still be some late consolation for the Greeks, thanks to new recruit Rivaldo, who scored his 25th Champions League goal.

Sevilla now join Arsenal, Slavia Prague and Steaua Bucharest in Group H of the Champions League group stage, while AEK head into the Uefa Cup, where they will face Giovanni Trapattoni's FC Salzburg.