Seldom has a player’s sending off had such an influence on a game. AC Milan was to left rue Theo Hernandez’s second yellow card — for diving — as Feyenoord advanced to the Champions League last 16 at the former European champion’s expense with a 1-1 draw in the second leg of their playoff on Tuesday,

A goal in the 73rd minute propelled Rotterdam club Feyenoord into the round of 16 in this season’s Champions League, after a 1-0 home win in the first leg against AC Milan. It is the first time since the 1999/2000 season that Feyenoord have made it into the last 16.

Feyenoord travel to Italy to face seven-time European champions AC Milan on Tuesday for the second leg of this UEFA Champions League playoff, with the Dutch side 1-0 up from the first encounter. Igor Paixão's third-minute strike was enough to hand the Eredivisie team a slender 1-0 lead going into today's game.