Juventus, Manchester City reach quarter-finals of UEFA Champions League

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The Champions League quarter-finals sees two matches on Wednesday evening, with Juventus staging a stunning fightback against Tottenham to reach the quarter-finals 4-3, while the Manchester City suffered their first home defeat since 2016, despite still reaching the quarter-finals.

Juventus stun Spurs as Dybala caps fightback

Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala two goals helped Juventus stun Tottenham with a second-half fightback to reach the Champions League quarterfinals with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday.

Juventus Giorgio Chiellini, Gianluigi Buffon and Andrea Barzagli celebrating after the UEFA Champions League match. /VCG Photo

The first half is almost entirely controlled by Tottenham, and Son Heung-min capped off a long spell of dominance with a brilliant goal, putting Spurs into a commanding position, up 3-2 on aggregate.

Masimiliano Allegri made some changes to Juve in the second half, bringing on Stephan Lichsteiner for Medhi Benatia.

And just three minutes later, the Swiss sent in a cross and Sami Khedira headed it to Higuain, who knocked it in. Hugo Lloris could do nothing do except watch it go past him.

And less than three minutes after that, Higuain sprang to Dybala on a breakaway, and the Argentinian provided a clinical finish. Juventus went on to win 2-1, and 4-3 on aggregate, dumping out Tottenham.

Basel 2 – Manchester City 1

Manchester City gave Yaya Toure a rare start and the captain's armband, with the EPL leaders holding a 4-0 advantage on Basel from the first leg.

Leroy Sane of Manchester City during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Second Leg match between Manchester City and FC Basel. /VCG Photo

And by the eighth minute, it's 5-0 on aggregate as Gabriel Jesus scored in his return from injury. A great run from Leroy Sane results in this lovely set up from Bernardo Silva, and it was 1-0 City.

But Basel battle back and in the 17th minute, Kevin Bua was given time to cut it back to Mohamed Elyounoussi, who thumped one home into the bottom left corner for the equalizer on the night.

In the 71st minute, Elyounoussi led Toure on a merry dance down the right wing, before setting up Michael Lang for a fine strike to send the visiting supporters home with some measure of satisfaction as Basel won 2-1, but City cruise into the quarter-finals 5-2 on aggregate.