After losing 3-0 in Norway, Gonçalo Inácio (34 minutes), Pedro Gonçalves (61) and Luis Suárez (78, penalty) levelled the tie in regulation time, before Maxi Araújo (92) and Rafael Nel (120+1) sealed the qualification for the two-time national champions.

This is the second time Sporting will compete in the quarter-finals of the main European club competition, after the 1982/83 campaign in the European Cup. In the next phase of the Champions League, the 'Lions' will face the winner of the tie between Arsenal (England) and Bayer Leverkusen (Germany), who drew 1-1 last week.