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Porto 0-0 Inter Milan (0-1 on agg): Italian side move into Champions League quarter-finals

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Inter Milan advanced to the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2011 when they beat Porto in their last-16 tie.

The Italian side won the first leg at San Siro 1-0 and managed to upset their opponents in Portugal.

In injury time, Mehdi Tarini hit the post and then the crossbar for Porto, also sending out Brazilian winger Pepe.

Away goalkeeper Andre Onana also made several key saves during Inter’s run.

Porto, second in Primera Liga, were without 40-year-old Portugal defender Pepe, a three-time Champions League winner with Real Madrid, while midfielder Ottavio was red-carded for two bookable offenses in the first leg. It was later suspended.

The hosts had the best chances in the first half but Ona made a fine save to keep out Mateos Uribe’s 25-yard strike.

Tremey also curled a shot wide, Avenilsson saw his effort blocked by Federico DiMarco’s brilliant sliding challenge and Stefan Eustaquio failed to get a touch on an inviting low cross.

Uribe volleyed over in the second half, Onana denied Marko Grujic and Inter’s Denzel Dumfries cleared a shot off the line but the home side could not get the breakthrough as Inter defended brilliantly.

Edin Dzeko had the visitors’ best chance with a low-angled strike but it was denied by home goalkeeper Diego Costa.

Inter, the three-time European champions, will join city rivals AC Milan in Friday’s quarter-final draw, which takes place at 11:00 GMT at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Bayern Munich, Benfica, Chelsea and Manchester City are also in the last eight.

Serie A leaders Napoli, 18 points ahead of Inter, can become the third Italian side to win as they lead 2-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt ahead of Wednesday’s second leg, while Real Madrid hold a 5-2 advantage over Liverpool. Is. Enfield.

Inter’s last appearance in the quarter-finals of the Champions League was 12 years ago when they lost 7-3 on aggregate to German side Schalke.

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