Barcelona 4-0 AC Milan.
Barcelona made Champions League history by knocking out AC Milan to reach the quarter-finals.
First-half goals from Lionel Messi plus David Villa and
Jordi Alba's second-half strikes made Barca the first side to overturn a
two-goal first-leg deficit without help from an away goal.
Barca v AC Milan at a glance
- No side had ever come back from a two-goal first-leg defeat without the benefit of an away goal before Barcelona's result
- AC Milan's 4-0 defeat equalled their heaviest ever loss in the competition
- Barcelona are now undefeated in 20 home games in the Champions League
Messi scored on five minutes, adding a second just before the break after Milan's M'Baye Niang had hit a post.
Villa then put Barca ahead before Alba sealed the win in injury time.
"We will remember this for years to come," said Barca sporting director and former Spain goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta.
"Messi's two goals put us in a strong position, Villa's was very important and Alba gave everyone exactly what they wanted with the fourth."
Schalke 2-3 Galatasaray.
Galatasaray reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a thrilling 3-2 victory in Germany.
After a 1-1 draw in the first leg, Roman Neustadter prodded Schalke into an early lead from a corner.
But Galatasaray hit back with two goals in five minutes - a 25-yard strike from ex-Schalke midfielder Hamit Altintop and a cool finish from Burak Yilmaz.
Michel Bastos levelled in the second half to give Schalke hope before Umut Bulut's late winner on the break.
The result means Galatasaray have reached the last eight for the first time in 12 years and are the first Turkish side to do so in five years.
Bayern Munich 0-2 Arsenal.
Olivier Giroud converted Theo Walcott's cross in the third minute as the Gunners quickly reduced the 3-1 deficit from the first leg.
Arsenal keeper Lukasz Fabianski denied Bayern's Arjen Robben after the break.
Arsene Wenger has 'many regrets' after Arsenal Champions League exit
Laurent Koscielny's 86th-minute header left Arsene
Wenger's team one goal from a dramatic aggregate win, but their German
opponents held on.
The Gunners deserve credit for a spirited performance, yet the damage was done three weeks earlier when they were ruthlessly dismantled by the Germans.
On a snowy evening in Munich, Arsene Wenger's side produced one of their most impressive European performances for some time.
Malaga 2-0 Porto. Roque Santa Cruz scored with his first touch to send Malaga into the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Trailing 1-0 from the first leg,
the Spanish side moved level on aggregate when Isco curled in the opener from the edge of the box just before half-time.
Porto's Steven Defour picked up a second yellow in the 50th minute for a cynical foul on winger Joaquin.
Then substitute Santa Cruz, on loan from Manchester City, powered in a 78th minute header from Isco's corner.
While the Paraguayan showed the killer instinct that convinced City to pay £18m for him in 2009, it was team-mate Isco, who was the star of the show.
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