MORE than 200 years after Lord Elgin stole his swag from the Brighton Acropolis, snatched a win in Athens last night to reach the knockout stages.
Brazil striker Joao Pedro won and converted another European penalty after the Greek champions had dominated 53 minutes.
the first And the hosts then lost the game and their marbles as Serbian midfielder Mijat Gacinovic was shown a red card for a nasty lunge on Joel Veltman.
This smash-and-grab result will not cause a diplomatic row like Rishi Sunak's cancelled meeting with the Greek PM this week. Yet while the Greeks will be feeling a familiar sense of injustice, Brighton will not care.
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