(Europa) Spurs advance despite loss
(03-15 10:54)
Tottenham Hotspur survived a stirring Inter Milan fightback to reach the Europa League quarter-finals on away goals when Emmanuel Adebayor pounced in extra time as the Premier League club lost 4-1 in Thursday's second leg, RTHK reports.
Inter went into the match trailing 3-0 after being outplayed in last week's first leg in London but strikes from Antonio Cassano, Rodrigo Palacio and a William Gallas own goal brought them level on aggregate against a shell-shocked Spurs side.
But Adebayor, who had spurned a glorious chance at the end of the first half when Tottenham trailed 1-0, got a vital away goal when he slid the ball past Samir Handanovic in the 96th minute after Mousa Dembele's shot was parried by the keeper.
Inter's Ricardo Alvarez made it 4-4 on aggregate with 10 minutes of extra time remaining at the San Siro when he headed in a Cassano cross but twice UEFA Cup winners Spurs held on.
Zenit St Petersburg went out to Basel 2-1 on aggregate despite a 1-0 win on the night after missing a late penalty against the Swiss, who played the second half with 10 men.
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