At 04:10 Beijing time on March 9, in the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 final, Romero was sent off with two yellows and one red, and Origi hit the post in stoppage time, and finally AC Milan drew 0-0 away at Tottenham Hotspur and advanced to the last eight with an aggregate score of 1-0.
On this night, seven-time champions AC Milan ended an 11-year wait as they became the fourth team to reach the last eight of the Champions League this season after Benfica, Chelsea and Bayern. They last reached the last eight of the Champions League in 2011/12, when they eliminated Tottenham's north London rivals Arsenal.
This 0-0 game gave AC Milan a direct deposit of 10.6 million euros, which is the bonus for reaching the last eight of the Champions League this season. Excluding Champions League ticket revenue, AC Milan has received more than 60 million euros in prize money from UEFA, including Champions League appearance fees, UEFA ten-year points coefficient bonus, group stage win and draw bonuses, and promotion to the round of 16 and the last 8
According to statistics, in the first leg of the 1/8 final, a total of 74,320 fans poured into the San Siro Stadium, bringing a total of 9.13 million euros to the club.
AC Milan are also the first Serie A team to reach the last eight of the Champions League this season. The other two Serie A teams to reach the last 16 of the Champions League are Inter and Napoli, who also won the first leg of the quarter-final, and they both have hopes of reaching the last eight of the Champions League with AC Milan.