Sevilla 1 CSKA Moscow 2 (CSKA win 3-2 on aggregate)A WELL-struck free kick from Keisuke Honda gave CSKA Moscow a surprise 2-1 win at Sevilla last night to send the Russians into the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in 17 years.
After a 1-1 draw in Moscow, goals from CSKA’s Tomas Necid and Sevilla’s Diego Perotti had the sides tied at 2-2 on aggregate at the break before Honda’s 55th-minute strike flew in off Sevilla goalkeeper Andres Palop.
Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano squandered a chance to put the home side ahead in only the third minute at a noisy Sanchez Pizjuan stadium.
The Brazilian international collected a whipped Jesus Navas cross from the right but hit his first-time shot straight at CSKA goalkeeper Igor Akinfeyev.
Six minutes before the break, a mistake by Serbian defender Ivica Dragutinovic let Necid in and he rifled a low shot into the bottom corner from the edge of the penalty area.
Sevilla were level within two minutes. A long Palop punt bounced through to Navas and he crossed for Perotti to poke the ball past Akinfeyev.
Honda’s winner came from a long-range free kick which Palop failed to deal with as the ball ricocheted into the top corner off the goalkeeper’s fists.
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