Tottenham get late strike to oust Lyon in Europa League; Inter advance, holder Atletico out

By The Associated Press
February 21 2013 12:25 PM

CP22147520 — Inter Milan\'s Fredy Guarin, center, celebrates with Antonio Cassano, right, and Mateo Kovacic, left, after scoring against CFR Cluj during an UEFA Europa League round of 32 second leg soccer match between CFR Cluj and Inter Milan in Cluj, Romania, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

GENEVA – Tottenham got a superb 90th-minute goal from Mousa Dembele to salvage a 1-1 draw in Lyon and advance to the Europa League last-16 on Thursday.

Trailing to Maxime Gonalons’ header in the 17th, Tottenham was heading out on the away-goals rule until the Belgian midfielder’s 25-meter (yard) shot sealed a 3-2 aggregate victory.

Tottenham next plays Inter Milan, which eased past Cluj 3-0 in Romania to complete a 5-0 aggregate score.

Defending champion Atletico Madrid was eliminated by Rubin Kazan despite winning 1-0 in Moscow.

Radamel Falcao’s 84th-minute goal failed to overcome a 2-0 first-leg deficit against the Russian side, who saw captain Cesar Navas sent off.

Also, Lazio beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-0 to seal a 5-3 aggregate win.

Newcastle, Stuttgart and Basel also advanced.

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