At that time, Danek was also being linked with Norwich City and AEK Athens.
And AEK could have added to their lead with Pereira Leonardo twice going close after the break.
One of Rodgers' strikeforce, Gorka Pintado, is at AEK Larnaca on loan for the rest of the season.
The 33-year-old arrives from AEK Athens and played in Sweden's 3-0 win against Scotland in Stockholm last week.
His Sevilla squad are due to play a Champions League qualifer against AEK Athens in Greece later on Tuesday.
Operated on at the AEK military hospital in Budapest, Massa spent two days in a medically-induced coma, but since coming around has improved rapidly.
Massa had surgery and a brain scan at the AEK military hospital in Budapest but flew home to Sao Paulo nine days after the accident.
Spanish side Sevilla beat Mainz, Russian team FC Zenit St Petersburg saw off AEK Athens and Portuguese outfit Vitoria won a tight tie against Wisla Krakow.
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In the other group game, AEK Athens bounced back from their thrashing at the hands of Everton as they edged out Benfica in the Greek capital.
Just minutes before that AEK skipper Kafes raced through on to a lobbed ball but couldn't connect and a chance to add to the visitors lead was squandered.
It is home to Olympicos Pireaus, Pananthanikos and AEK Athens.
Having lost their Group I clash 4-0 two weeks ago, AEK earned their first points of the group stage thanks to Daniel Majstorovic's strike two minutes before the break.
Into stoppage time Prince Buaben found himself in room on the left of the box but his first touch let him down and the ball rolled behind the AEK goal.
Champions on 11 occasions prior to a recent slump caused, in part, by enormous debts, AEK has long been proud of its reputation as a club with a left-wing feel.
It was founded in 1924 by Greek refugees from Constantinople (now Istanbul) -- with AEK standing for Athletic Union of Constantinople in English -- following the Greco-Turkish war of 1919-1922.
Meanwhile, Smith will take the squad to Australia on 20 July for the inaugural Sydney Festival of Football to play pre-season matches against Sydney FC, Blackburn Rovers and AEK Athens.
But AEK's German coach Ewald Lienen has backed Katidis.
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The player - a former captain of Greece's under-19 team - was fiercely criticised on social media for the salute after scoring the winner in AEK's 2-1 victory over Veria in the Olympic stadium on Saturday.
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