Everton manager David Moyes saw his young side come up short in the Europa League as they lost 1-0 to BATE Borisov, with his already lengthy injury problems increasing.
Promising midfielder Jack Rodwell was forced off after just eight minutes when he appeared to catch his studs in the turf. It was an early blow for an Everton side, who had already qualified for the last 32.
However they stayed on level terms until the 75th minute when a goal from Aleksandr Yurevich won the game for an experienced BATE Borisov side on a night when Tony Hibbert and Jake Bidwell achieved European club records for Everton.
Hibbert set a top mark of 20 appearances while Bidwell at 16 years and 271 days became their youngest player at this level.
Celtic staged a dramatic comeback to draw 3-3 against Rapid Vienna in the Ernst Happel Stadium.
An experimental Hoops side found themselves three goals behind after only 19 minutes in the Group C dead rubber as Nikica Jelavic grabbed a double before strike partner Hamdi Salihi's goal threatened a rout.
However, Celtic striker Marc-Antoine Fortune scored before the interval, and as the visitors carved out several chances thereafter, he doubled his tally before Paul McGowan drove in a stoppage-time leveller to keep Celtic in third place.
