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Erling Haaland continued his astonishing Champions League scoring record to fire Borussia Dortmund into the last eight for the first time in four years with a 2-2 home draw against Sevilla while Juventus crashed out on away goals to 10-man Porto.
Dortmund were defending a 3-2 first leg lead from Spain on Tuesday and Haaland eased their nerves against the run of play in the 35th minute.
A second half penalty - at the end of a remarkable sequence of video reviews - then brought the 20-year-old Norwegian Haaland to 10 goals in six Champions League games this season and a record 20 in 14 career appearances in the elite competition.
Youssef En-Nesyri’s spot-kick reduced the deficit and Dortmund held on despite En-Nesyri making it 5-4 on aggregate deep into stoppage-time.
Juventus were eliminated after a 4-4 aggregate draw thanks to a long-range free-kick from Sergio Oliveira in extra-time despite holding a man advantage for more than an hour.
Oliveira thumped the decisive set piece under the wall and beyond the despairing dive of Wojciech Szczesny and though Adrien Rabiot replied immediately for Juventus - to secure a 3-2 win on the night - Porto went thanks to scoring twice in Turin.
Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool take leads into last 16 second leg matches with Barcelona and RB Leipzig on Wednesday. Holders Bayern Munich welcome Lazio on March 17 having won 4-1 in Rome. Sevilla are record winners of the Europa League but only once have they reached the Champions League last eight and Haaland ensured they did not improve that record despite an impressive start.
A mix-up conceded possession from a goal kick and Marco Reus’ cut back gave Haaland a simple task to find the net.
Dortmund had been under pressure until then, though Sevilla struggled to create clear chances, but Haaland gave them breathing space.
Haaland had a goal was disallowed after review soon after the restart but an earlier foul on him by Jules Kounde in the build-up gave Dortmund a penalty.
Keeper Bono saved the kick but another review deemed he left his line early and Haaland made no mistake with the retake - though he did earn a booking in the aftermath - to better Harry Kane’s previous best tally of 24 games to reach 20 goals with room to spare and become the youngest to do so.
“It was a hard game,” Haaland told Sky. “But it feels very good to be in the next round.”
Two of Haaland’s goals also came away to Sevilla as he made the difference in each leg. Dortmund’s interim coach Edin Terzic hailed his performance as “exceptional.” En-Nesyri’s 69th minute penalty, after Emre Can fouled Luuk de Jong, and fine header six minutes into added time sparked a frantic finale but Dortmund held on.
“We’re not happy with the result. We played really well,” En-Nesyri, told Movistar.
“Truth is, we didn’t have any luck - they had one chance and they scored.
“We wanted to stay in the competition. We weren’t lucky but I’m happy with the effort of the team. We fought until the last minute.” Juventus had hope at home thanks to Federico Chiesa’s late away goal in Porto and he levelled on the night in the 49th minute from Cristiano Ronaldo’s neat layoff.
Taremi was dismissed in the 54th for a second yellow for kicking the ball away and Chiesa headed an aggregate equalizer moments after striking the post.
Oliveira’s 19th-minute penalty, given for a soft foul on Taremi, had put Porto in the driving seat and his brilliant long drive, which Szczesny could only help in off the post, won the tie in the 115th.
“It is a prize for the whole team and is deserved for everything we did today and what we battled during the season,” two-goal hero Oliveira said of his man of the match award.
But a booking means he, like Taremi, will miss the quarter-final first leg with suspension.
Rabiot’s header set up a thrilling last three minutes but Porto held on to win the duel of the two-time continental champions and end Ronaldo’s Juventus’ hopes of a first crown since 1996.
“This is really tough,” defender Matthijs de Ligt told Sky Sport Italia. “When you play against 10 for almost the whole match, it’s always tough to then go out like this.”
Berlin
Erling Haaland continued his astonishing Champions League scoring record to fire Borussia Dortmund into the last eight for the first time in four years with a 2-2 home draw against Sevilla while Juventus crashed out on away goals to 10-man Porto.
Dortmund were defending a 3-2 first leg lead from Spain on Tuesday and Haaland eased their nerves against the run of play in the 35th minute.
A second half penalty - at the end of a remarkable sequence of video reviews - then brought the 20-year-old Norwegian Haaland to 10 goals in six Champions League games this season and a record 20 in 14 career appearances in the elite competition.
Youssef En-Nesyri’s spot-kick reduced the deficit and Dortmund held on despite En-Nesyri making it 5-4 on aggregate deep into stoppage-time.
Juventus were eliminated after a 4-4 aggregate draw thanks to a long-range free-kick from Sergio Oliveira in extra-time despite holding a man advantage for more than an hour.
Oliveira thumped the decisive set piece under the wall and beyond the despairing dive of Wojciech Szczesny and though Adrien Rabiot replied immediately for Juventus - to secure a 3-2 win on the night - Porto went thanks to scoring twice in Turin.
Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool take leads into last 16 second leg matches with Barcelona and RB Leipzig on Wednesday. Holders Bayern Munich welcome Lazio on March 17 having won 4-1 in Rome. Sevilla are record winners of the Europa League but only once have they reached the Champions League last eight and Haaland ensured they did not improve that record despite an impressive start.
A mix-up conceded possession from a goal kick and Marco Reus’ cut back gave Haaland a simple task to find the net.
Dortmund had been under pressure until then, though Sevilla struggled to create clear chances, but Haaland gave them breathing space.
Haaland had a goal was disallowed after review soon after the restart but an earlier foul on him by Jules Kounde in the build-up gave Dortmund a penalty.
Keeper Bono saved the kick but another review deemed he left his line early and Haaland made no mistake with the retake - though he did earn a booking in the aftermath - to better Harry Kane’s previous best tally of 24 games to reach 20 goals with room to spare and become the youngest to do so.
“It was a hard game,” Haaland told Sky. “But it feels very good to be in the next round.”
Two of Haaland’s goals also came away to Sevilla as he made the difference in each leg. Dortmund’s interim coach Edin Terzic hailed his performance as “exceptional.” En-Nesyri’s 69th minute penalty, after Emre Can fouled Luuk de Jong, and fine header six minutes into added time sparked a frantic finale but Dortmund held on.
“We’re not happy with the result. We played really well,” En-Nesyri, told Movistar.
“Truth is, we didn’t have any luck - they had one chance and they scored.
“We wanted to stay in the competition. We weren’t lucky but I’m happy with the effort of the team. We fought until the last minute.” Juventus had hope at home thanks to Federico Chiesa’s late away goal in Porto and he levelled on the night in the 49th minute from Cristiano Ronaldo’s neat layoff.
Taremi was dismissed in the 54th for a second yellow for kicking the ball away and Chiesa headed an aggregate equalizer moments after striking the post.
Oliveira’s 19th-minute penalty, given for a soft foul on Taremi, had put Porto in the driving seat and his brilliant long drive, which Szczesny could only help in off the post, won the tie in the 115th.
“It is a prize for the whole team and is deserved for everything we did today and what we battled during the season,” two-goal hero Oliveira said of his man of the match award.
But a booking means he, like Taremi, will miss the quarter-final first leg with suspension.
Rabiot’s header set up a thrilling last three minutes but Porto held on to win the duel of the two-time continental champions and end Ronaldo’s Juventus’ hopes of a first crown since 1996.
“This is really tough,” defender Matthijs de Ligt told Sky Sport Italia. “When you play against 10 for almost the whole match, it’s always tough to then go out like this.”
