Atletico Madrid dramatically beat Inter Milan on penalties to reach the Champions League quarter-finals and eliminate last season’s runners-up.
It finished 2-2 on aggregate at the end of extra time after Inter had thrown away a two-goal advantage.
Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak was then the hero, saving penalties from Alexis Sanchez and Davy Klaassen, before Inter’s Lautaro Martinez blasted his spot-kick over as the Spanish side advanced in thrilling style.
The draw for the quarter-finals takes place at 11:00 GMT on Friday, 15 March with Atletico’s potential opponents being Arsenal, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Paris St-Germain, Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund, who beat PSV Eindhoven in Wednesday’s other tie.
The Italians, led by coach Simone Inzaghi, have been in superb form and are 16 points clear at the top of Serie A as they look to become domestic champions for the 20th time.
On that basis, and with the lead they carved out, Inzaghi will know his side should have safely come through this contest.
Not only did they go out after holding a 2-0 advantage, but they twice had glorious opportunities to win the tie late on in 90 minutes.
Marcus Thuram and Barella failed to convert chances when faced with only Oblak to beat, and that proved costly as Atletico held their nerve in the shootout to book their place in Friday’s draw.
