A well-struck free kick from Keisuke Honda gave CSKA Moscow a surprise 2-1 win at Sevilla on Tuesday to send the Russians into the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in 17 years.

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After a 1-1 draw in Moscow, goals from CSKA's Tomas Necid and Sevilla's Diego Perotti had the sides tied at 2-2 on aggregate at the break before Honda's 55th minute strike flew in off Sevilla goalkeeper Andres Palop.

A surprise victory for the Muscovites put them into the last eight for the first time since 1992-93 and ended Sevilla's hopes of making their debut in the last eight.

Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano squandered a chance to put the home side ahead in only the third minute at the noisy Sanchez Pizjuan stadium.

The Brazilian international collected a whipped Jesus Navas cross from the right but hit his first-time shot straight at CSKA goalkeeper Igor Akinfeyev.

The visitors enjoyed plenty of possession in the early stages and lively Japanese midfielder Honda forced a smart save from Palop in the 27th minute.

Six minutes before the break, a mistake by Serbian defender Ivica Dragutinovic let Necid in and he rifled a low shot into the bottom corner from the edge of the penalty area.

Sevilla were level within two minutes, however. A long Palop punt bounced through to Navas and he crossed for Perotti to poke the ball past Akinfeyev.

Honda's winner came from a long-range free kick which Palop failed to deal with as the ball ricocheted into the top corner off the keeper's fists.

Sevilla coach Manolo Jimenez threw on Alvaro Negredo to join fellow strikers Frederic Kanoute and Fabiano, but CSKA held firm against some desperate attacking in the final stages as the disconsolate home fans drifted away.