The Italians forced Spurs into a dogged rearguard action for long spells to protect the slender lead Peter Crouch's goal gave them from thefirst leg in the San Siro and ensure they succeeded where arch-rivals Arsenal failed in European combat.
Arch-gigolo Porfirio Rubirosa was married first to the daughter of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, later to tobacco heiress Doris Duke and then to Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton.
After all it was that arch-reactionary, Otto von Bismarck, who introduced the world's first welfare system, including the old-age pension, in Germany in the 1860s.
Barcelona will now meet the winners of Tottenham v Real Madrid on Wednesday, with their Spanish arch-rivals favourites to progress after a thumping 4-0 win in thefirst leg at the Bernabeu.