Results opponents AC Milan 0-0 in the second leg Champions League last 16 on Thursday (3/10/2011) early morning local time, was enough for Tottenham Hotspur to advance to the quarterfinals of their debut. Spurs winning the aggregate 1-0 after the first leg managed to steal a goal in the cage opposite.
In general, Milan is much dominate the game since the first round. However rapihnya stockade Spurs make Milan difficult to penetrate the opponent penalty box area.
Results 0-0 ultimately more than enough for the Spurs to their first taste of the quarterfinals in the Champions League, as well as a debutante at the most prestigious event in Europe.
Attempting to pursue a single goal deficit from the first game, Milan precisely under pressure in the third minute when Steven Pienaar with the perfect bait thrusting toward Rafael van der Vaart, but unfortunately his shot was wide of the goalpost.
Only a two minute interval Spurs again tried his luck. This time Aaron Lennon's cross to the far post was met by Peter Crouch header, Abbiati fortunate to be able to grab a wild ball that led to Van der Vaart.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's free kick in the 14th minute also still do not make things change for the visitors, while heavy ball that leads to the right side can be thwarted Gomes and produced only corner kick.
Milan back line back pressure in minute 19, when Van der Vaart in the vicinity of the forbidden cross off the box, but the ball can still be thwarted Milan defense.
Players from Brazil, Robinho, almost alone makes picking Rossoneri goal prime, when just kick the released former Manchester City were not thwarted by William Gallas, who was brilliant in throwing the ball before passing the goal line.
In the remains of the first half of Tottenham's goal continues to get pressure from Milan, but still have not found the lucky overall results.
After the delay time fixed attacking game shown by both teams and two minutes after the break Tottenham started the attack again through Lennon's cross towards Crouch, but unfortunately not been able to fool Abbiati.
One hour more Milan tried to re-exert his best and Robinho, who got the ball rebounded to try to kick off, but with brilliant success Gomes brushed it off.
At the end of the match, Milan again threatened. Action one-two between Robinho and Ibrahimovic produced a pretty kick-threatening, but the ball still tertepis opponent defender and produce final corner kick for Milan.
Until the referee blows the whistle the game ended, the score did not change and for Ibrahimovic, this failure continues to extend at the same time making bad record in the Champions League.
The composition of players:
Tottenham Hotspur: 1-Heuerelho Gomes, 22-Vedran Corluka, 13-William Gallas, 20-Michael Dawson, 32-Benoit Assou-Ekotto; 7-Aaron Lennon, 30-Sandro, 14-Luka Modric, 40-Steven Pienaar (Jenas 70 '); 15-Peter Crouch (Pavlyuchenko 82'), 11-Rafael Van Der Vaart (Bale 67 ').
AC Milan: 32-Christian Abbiati; 20-Ignazio Abate, 13-Alessandro Nesta, 33-Thiago Silva, 18-Marek Jankulovski (Antonini 69 '); 10-Clarence Seedorf, 16-Mathieu Flamini, 27-Kevin-Prince Boateng ( Merkel 75 '); 70-Robinho, 11-Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 7-Pato.
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