After Milan's draw, Spurs are eliminated from the Champions League.

For the first time since 2012, AC Milan advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League after the Italian champions held out for a 0-0 draw against 10-man Tottenham to win 1-0 on aggregate.

Tottenham's 15-year trophy drought will continue for at least another season after a swift European elimination and FA Cup exit.

Tottenham was toothless in attack and had to play the final 12 minutes with a man down after Cristian Romero was dismissed for two bookable offenses. Antonio Conte's return to the sidelines failed to spur his team into action.

Due to traffic, both teams arrived later than expected, which caused a 10-minute delay in kickoff, but it took much longer for the game to start.

After needing more time to recover from gallbladder surgery after the first leg, Conte was back in charge.

The Italian was animated as usual and received a yellow card from referee Clement Turpin for his outbursts regarding Clement Lenglet's booking.

His team lacked the same enthusiasm, though, and Spurs struggled to perform.

Before the break, Milan displayed the one instance of creativity appropriate for a Champions League quarterfinal match when Junior Messias was set up by a well-executed free kick, but the Brazilian dragged his shot wide.

Four of Spurs' previous six games had ended in losses, including an FA Cup loss to second-tier Sheffield United.

The half-time whistle was greeted by a few boos, and the home crowd could not conceal their annoyance.

At the break, Spurs relied on backup goalkeeper Fraser Forster to keep them in the game, so Conte was unable to elicit a response.

Brahim Diaz's jinking run inside the Spurs box resulted in the only goal of the first leg, and Forster's outstretched leg deflected the ball to safety.

At least Mike Maignan had to make a save for Spurs 25 minutes from time when he deflected Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's shot.

For the final 20 minutes, Conte took a chance by switching to a front four, with Richarlison joining Harry Kane, Dejan Kulusevski, and Son Heung-min up front.

However, Kane continued to receive incredibly little support, and any chance of a comeback for Tottenham vanished with Romero.

The Argentine frequently walks a thin line when it comes to his behavior, and after lunging at Theo Hernandez for the third time in his Spurs career, he was sent off.

In stoppage time, Kane's header from a free kick from Son was superbly saved by Maignan low to his right.

Milan should have secured victory both on the night and overall, but Sandro Tonali squandered another wonderful opportunity by taking a shot himself with teammates in support before Divock Origi's attempt rebounded off the post.

However, it made no difference because the seven-time European champions held on to end a more than ten-year wait to advance to the last eight.