Inter rides luck to progress, leaving plucky Porto in tears

PORTO, Portugal — Heroic defending and the woodwork helped Inter Milan reach the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time in more than a decade.

Inter managed a 0-0 draw at Porto on Tuesday to progress 1-0 on aggregate and join city rival AC Milan in the last eight. Napoli could become the third Italian team in the quarterfinals, with the Serie A leader due to face Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday.

All the drama was saved for the fifth minute of stoppage time as a goal-line clearance, the post and the crossbar prevented Porto from snatching the goal that would have taken the match to extra time.