AJAX 0-1 BENFICA - DARWIN NUNEZ HEADER STUNS HOSTS TO SEND BENFICA INTO CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER-FINALS

Benfica suffered, soaked up the pressure and got their reward! Benfica have progressed to the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2016 after beating Ajax 1-0 (3-2 on aggregate) in the Champions League last 16.

Brobbey shoots from point-blank range and his low shot is brilliantly saved by Vlachodimos, but he strays narrowly ahead of play and the assistant's flag is raised.

Kudus is on for Timber. He will be lucky to get more than a touch at this point.

Hardly a surprise as the Dutch midfielder is shown a yellow card for his complaints after his own bad challenge.

Blind is not a happy man for protesting to the referee after Gravenberch commits a foul.

That is because there are plenty of small fouls flying in. Can Ajax make it count, though? Antony cuts inside and tries to shoot off his left boot, like he has tried all evening, but his effort is - perhaps unsurprisingly - blocked.

And it's a defensive substitution for Benfica. Lazaro is on for Gilberto who has picked up a knock.

Ajax are playing some nice tidy football, but nice and tidy is probably not going to find them a goal. Mazraoui's cross deflects behind for a goal-kick.

Can they find an equaliser to send this to extra-time? Benfica are camped inside their own half.

It's perhaps signs of frustration from the Ajax defender, He viciously collides into Otamendi and is booked for his troubles.

Goncalves comes on for Nunez. For Ajax, Klaassen is on for Berghuis and Alvarez makes way for Brobbey.

Benfica have defended excellently all evening and had hung on in there. Nunez's header is their only attempt on target all game and it could be what sends Benfica into the quarter-finals.

Darwin Nunez puts Benfica in front!!! The visitors lead 1-0 on the night and 3-2 on aggregate thanks to the Uruguayan! The free-kick swung into the box from the right flank is met by Nunez, ahead of Onana who comes flying out, and he gets the better of his marker Timber to nod the Portuguese club in front!

The defender is down in some pain after challenging for the ball with Haller. Again, he should be fine to continue but he certainly been in a lot of tough tackles this evening.

Yaremchuk comes on for Everton for Benfica's second change of the night.

Appeals for a handball after Gravenberch's volley hits Weigl. It did hit his hand but it was not an unnatural shape and he could not have avoided it. We have a corner. Antony meets it but he fires over.

Ramos is shown the first yellow card of the match for clattering into Gravenberch near the halfway line.

The Ajax midfielder goes to ground in the box but there appeared to be little contact on him and referee Del Cerro waves play on.

Blind's cross finds Antony in the box but his header loops off the roof of the net!