Neither side had previously managed to progress from the last 16 but Sevilla were regarded as favourites to do so this time following a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Russia. However, Tomas Necid stole the lead for CSKA late in the first half and, although Diego Perotti dragged Sevilla level almost immediately, Keisuke Honda's free-kick saw the Russians through as Andres Palop made a mess of what should have been a straightforward save in the 55th minute. Sevilla had made a bright start and in the third minute Jesus Navas whipped in a low cross which was not cleared, allowing Luis Fabiano to take a swing that forced Igor Akinfeev into a smart save. Deividas Semberas escaped a clear booking when he brought Perotti down on the left wing but only conceded a free-kick, while Alexei Berezutsky did get the yellow card moments later when he fouled the same player. CSKA came close to scoring against the run of play in the 26th minute and Honda was a central figure. Tomas Necid held the ball up and laid it off to Honda, who forced a save from Palop and when the goalkeeper failed to fully deal with it, then dragged his effort on the rebound narrowly wide despite being on the floor. At the other end Diego Capel wasted a chance when he took a touch of a loose ball before blazing over. A further spell of Sevilla pressure followed before CSKA took the lead in the 39th minute. Honda held the ball up after a throw-in and poked it to Necid, who brought it under control before producing a classy right-footed finish to steer the ball beyond Palop and into the net. However, Sevilla equalised immediately to move level again. A rare long ball was not cleared by the defence, allowing Navas on the right of the area to stab it across for the onrushing Perotti to take a touch and poke home. Luis Fabiano was booked for using his arm to control the ball early in the second half as Sevilla pressed on. Navas cut a swathe down the right and could only watch as his whipped-in cross eluded substitute Fredi Kanoute and Perotti with the goal at their mercy. Again, however, CSKA took the lead against the run of play and Palop was at fault. The effervescent Honda hit a left-footed free-kick from distance with real power and while the goalkeeper had it covered, he only managed to fist it into his own net to give CSKA the lead - and a crucial second away goal. Mark Gonzalez - back in Seville having had a spell with Real Betis - was added to the referee's notebook for a ludicrous lunge on Navas then soon broke down the left and nearly scored, but allowed Palop to come out and claim. Luis Fabiano nearly ground out a goal in the 78th minute but failed to capitalise on the chance as Sevilla - needing to score twice - seemed to accept the inevitable.
