LONDON (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur and Schalke 04 belied their reputations to knock seven-times winners AC Milan and twice finalists Valencia out of the Champions League on Wednesday with performances that went entirely against type.

Tottenham had pledged not to sit back and defend their 1-0 lead from a tempestuous first leg in Milan but that was exactly what they did, escaping with a goalless draw thanks to an unimpressive night in attack from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and co.

LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur and Schalke 04
belied their reputations to knock seven-times winners AC Milan
and twice finalists Valencia out of the Champions League on
Wednesday with performances that went entirely against type.

Tottenham had pledged not to sit back and defend their 1-0
lead from a tempestuous first leg in Milan but that was exactly
what they did, escaping with a goalless draw thanks to an
unimpressive night in attack from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and co.