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L ONDON — Nicklas Bendtner had three goals, and Samir Nasri and Emmanuel Eboue scored in a three-minute span of the second half to lead Arsenal over FC Porto 5-0 Tuesday night and into the quarterfinals of the European Champions League on 6-2 aggregate. Atoning for weekend misses against Bendtner scored in the 10th minute after Samir Nasri split the defense with a through ball to Andrei Arshavin. Porto defender Jorge Fucile’s tackle provoked a collision with Arshavin and goalkeeper Helton, and the ball fell to Bendtner who slid in to poke it into an empty net. Bendtner scored again in the 25th when Fucile gave the ball away to Arshavin, who crossed, then converted a penalty kick in the final moments after Emmanuel Eboue was bundled over in the area by Fucile. Nasri weaved through three defenders and scored off the far in the 63rd. Eboue scored on a counterattack after Arshavin won an aerial duel and drew three defenders before passing. “I believe over 90 minutes we controlled 80,” Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said. “We controlled the game and scored great goals, and we were good to watch.” Porto manager Jesualdo Ferreira called the match a “fast movie.” “Arsenal put us under pressure and scored an early goal,” he said. “In the second half, it was exactly the same. They controlled the match.” At Florence, Bayern Munich moved to the next round despite a 3-2 loss to Fiorentina. The home-and-home, total-goals series was tied 3-3, but Bayern advanced because of a 2-1 advantage in away goals. Arjen Robben scored the decisive goal for Bayern with a precise shot from 25 yards in the 65th minute, deflating a crowd still cheering Stevan Jovetic’s second goal one minute earlier. Juan Vargas had put Fiorentina in front in the 28th, but Mark van Bommel tied it in the 60th with a long shot after Franck Ribery freed himself from three defenders and crossed. Jovetic scored his first goal in the 54th. On Wednesday, Manchester United has a 3-2 lead at home against AC Milan and Lyon goes to Real Madrid with a 1-0 lead. Next week, Inter Milan and coach Jose Mourinho take a 2-1 lead to Chelsea, CSKA Moscow is at Sevilla tied 1-1, Barcelona hosts Stuttgart tied 1-1 and Bordeaux is home to Olimpiakos with a 1-0 lead.

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