Milan Advances to the Quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League

Milan, the seven-time UEFA Champions League winner, has reached the quarterfinals for the first time in 11 years, as the Italian team delivered a disciplined performance to draw 0-0 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday, winning 1-0 on aggregate over both legs. In a bitterly cold night in North London, the Italians comfortably maintained their one-goal advantage from the first leg at San Siro, where the London club had little impact on the visitors' goal. The hosts' situation was worsened by the sending off of defender Cristian Romero after receiving a second yellow card in the 78th minute. Coach Stefano Pioli's team can look forward with optimism, while Tottenham's season has turned disastrous after a tough week in which they also lost to Sheffield United, a second-tier team, in the FA Cup and to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.