Brazilian substitute Brandao scored in injury time to send Marseille into the last eight of the Champions League for the first time since winning the competition in 1993 as they ousted Inter yesterday.
Inter won the second round, second leg match 2-1 at the San Siro after a hectic finish in which Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda was sent off giving away a penalty even later in stopage time.
Giampaolo Pazzini, who was brought down by Mandanda, dispatched the spot-kick with the last kick of the match to give the Italians victory but they still went out on away goals.
Diego Milito had earlier given Inter the lead 15 minutes from time and the match looked to be heading into extra-time until the eventful few minutes of added time.
Almost everything in this last 16 tie happened in injury-time with Andre Ayew giving the French victory in the first leg three weeks ago with a last-gasp goal at the Stade Velodrome.
Inter coach Claudio Ranieri may well be searching for a new job after this defeat with his team out of contention for silverware and facing an uphill battle in the league just to qualify for Europe next season.
In Germany, striker Mario Gomez scored four goals as Bayern Munich marched into the quarter-finals by smashing FC Basel 7-0 last night.
It was the biggest win in a Champions League knockout match as records tumbled in Munich and Bayern bettered their 7-1 home win over Sporting Lisbon from the 2009 competition, also in the round of 16.
Having come to Germany holding a 1-0 lead from the first leg three weeks ago, Basel’s dreams of reaching the Champions League’s last eight for the first time were rudely awakened as they lost the tie 7-1 on aggregate.
It was also Basel’s worst ever away European defeat, breaking the 5-0 record set in 1963 at Celtic and equalled in 2008 at Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine.
Munich’s Allianz Arena hosts the final on May 19 and the Bavarians strolled into Friday’s quarter-final draw in Nyon.
Bayern Munich warmed up for the return leg by demolishing Hoffenheim 7-1 at home in the German league and having netted a hat-trick last Saturday, Gomez scored four more, while Dutch winger Arjen Robben again scored twice against the hapless Swiss side.
Basle had ended Manchester United’s involvement in this season’s campaign in the group stage, but spent the majority of the match defending their own half yesterday as Bayern ensured they did not become Basel’s second major scalp.
Last 16, 2nd legs
Played yesterday
Inter 2
Milito 75; Pazzini 90+6 pen;
Marseille 1
Brandao 90+2;
Red card: Mandanda (M) 90+5.
(agg: 2-2; Marseille win on away goals)
B. Munich 7
Robben 11, 81; Muller 42; Gomez 44, 50; Gomez 61, 67;
Basel 0
(Bayern win 7-1 on aggregate)
Playing today
Chelsea vs Napoli (1-3) - 20.45
R. Madrid vs CSKA (1-1) - 20.45
(In brackets results first leg)
Played last week
Arsenal 3 - Milan 0 (Milan win 4-3 on aggregate)
Benfica 2 - Zenit SP 0 (Benfica win 4-3 on aggregate)
Barcelona 7 - B. L’erkusen 1 (Barcelona win 10-2 on aggregate)
Apoel FC 1 - Lyon 0 (agg: 1-1; Apoel win 4-3 on pens)
Note: Quarter-finals and semi-finals draw will be made on Friday (11.45 a.m.) in Nyon.