Inter advances to Champions League semifinals

Moscow: Inter Milan advanced to the UEFA Champions League semifinals for the first time in seven years, beating CSKA Moscow 1-0 on Tuesday.

Wesley Sneijder's goal in the sixth minute provided the lone scoring in the game as Inter Milan won the series on 2-0 aggregate.

Inter will play Barcelona in the semifinals, hosting the first leg April 20 and going on the road eight days later for a berth in the final on May 22 in Madrid.

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Sneijder sent a low free kick through a defensive wall, off CSKA's Keisuke Honda and past goalkeeper Igor Akinfeyev.

CSKA's Chidi Odiah was ejected in the 49th minute, getting his second yellow card for a tackle of Samuel Eto'o. Odiah entered in the 14th minute for defender Vasiliy Berezutsky, who strained his hip in Monday's practice, and Odiah received a yellow card for fouling Snejder late in the first half.

"The quick goal made the task extremely difficult," CSKA coach Leonid Slutsky said. "Yes, we lost, but we never gave up. We played well."

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In Inter's last trip to the semifinals, it was eliminated by city rival AC Milan. Inter is seeking its first European championship since consecutive titles in 1964-65.

Coach Jose Mourinho has never lost in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. He previously coached at Porto and Chelsea.

On Wednesday, Manchester United is home trying to overturn a 2-1 deficit against Bayern Munich and Lyon takes a 3-1 advantage to Bordeaux in an all-French quarter-final.