Porto pain as Schalke spot on

MANUEL NEUER was FC Schalke 04’s hero, capping an outstanding performance with two penalty saves as the Bundesliga side won through to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals at the expense of ten-man FC Porto.

Neuer kept out spot-kicks from Bruno Alves and Lisandro López, allowing Jermaine Jones to seal a 4-1 shoot-out win as Schalke advance to the last eight for the first time.

It had looked like a series of fine saves from Neuer would have been enough for Schalke in regulation time before López scored four minutes from time to cancel their first-leg lead, despite Porto having been reduced to 10 men moments earlier when Fucile received his marching orders.

Neuer produced more heroics in the additional half-hour, brilliantly denying Ricardo Quaresma after the winger had been put clean through.

FC PORTO: Helton, Bosingwa (Mariano Gonzalez 54), Bruno Alves, Pedro Emanuel, Fucile, Paulo Assuncao, Lucho Gonzalez, Raul Meireles (Cech 97), Quaresma, Lopez, Sektioui (Farias 58).

SCHALKE 04: Neuer, Rafinha, Krstajic, Bordon (Howedes 114), Westermann, Jones, Ernst, Grossmuller (Rakitic 111), Kobiashvili, Kuranyi (Asamoah 78), Altintop.

Referee: H Webb (England).