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Arsenal sent holders Milan packing from the Champions League yesterday as the English Premier League leaders booked a quarter-final place with a 2-0 win at the San Siro.

Manchester United eked out a 2-1 aggregate win over French rivals Olympique Lyon, Barcelona made smooth progress at the expense of Celtic while Turkish surprise package Fenerbahce sneaked through on penalties against Sevilla.

Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor (L) celebrates with team mate Theo Walcott after scoring against AC Milan in their Champions League first knockout round, second leg soccer match at the San Siro stadium in Milan March 4, 2008. Arsenal won the match 2-0.
Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor (L) celebrates with team mate Theo Walcott after scoring against AC Milan in their Champions League first knockout round, second leg soccer match at the San Siro stadium in Milan March 4, 2008. Arsenal won the match 2-0.
 

Goals from Cesc Fabregas and Emmanuel Adebayor guided Arsenal to victory in Milan, the first by an English side against the Rossoneri at the San Siro, giving manager Arsene Wenger high hopes of lifting the trophy in May.

"We are in the quarter-finals so why shouldn't we believe we can do it? The competition is very hard but it is a cup competition so you have to take it like that," Wenger told a news conference.

"We gave the performance we wanted. We played with organisation. We never dropped off, we closed them down and never gave them time. Overall we played with authority, maturity and talent."

Milan dominated the opening stages of a titanic tussle but Arsenal quickly found their feet and always looked more likely to score before Fabregas finally broke the deadlock with a stunning strike in the 84th minute.

The midfielder took the ball in his stride and beat Zeljko Kalac in goal with a rasping low shot from 30 metres that crept into the bottom right corner before Adebayor sealed the win from close range in injury time.

The Togo striker was left with a simple tap-in at the far post to score his first Champions League goal of the season after substitute Theo Walcott delivered a perfect low cross.

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