AC Milan equaled 16-year old Champions League record

AC Milan eliminated Tottenham in the Round of 16 of the Champions League with a total score of 100. The Rossoneri won 1-0 in the first leg at San Siro and held off Spurs do a 0-0 draw away.

Thus, the team qualified for the quarter-finals of the strongest European club tournament for the first time in 11 years.

1 – #ACMilan have progressed a knockout stage of #ChampionsLeague without conceding in both legs for the first time since the last 16 round of 2006-07 against Celtic. Armor.#tottenhamvsmilan #UCL pic.twitter.com/uJyoWdfSXO

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Stefano Pioli’s men equaled an achievement from 16 years ago. In the 2006/2007 season when AC Milan eliminated Celtic with 1-0 on aggregate over the two legs, also winning 1-0 at home and finishing 0-0 away.