Branislav Ivanovic scored a stunning extra-time winner to take Chelsea through 4-1 on the night.
Chelsea are now standing proud as the only English team left in Europe’s top competition.
Here are a selection of Tweets from footballers and celebrities reacting to last night’s victory and congratulating the club on reaching the quarter-finals.
Jack Wilshere: “Great result for Chelsea, flying the English flag high in this years Champions League! Shame we couldn’t join them, was so close!”
Phil Neville: “Well played Chelsea beat an outstanding Napoli side the best I’ve seen David Luiz play tonight and Drogba was inspired too.”
Joey Barton: “Fancied Chelsea to win but not to progress, couldn’t see them scoring that many, #iwaswrong but still technically was right. Everyone will be praying for APOEL in Fridays draw.”
Emmanuel Frimpong: “Breaking news John Terry puts in his CV for the Chelsea job. Got to love JT #secretchelseaowner”
Piers Morgan: “That’s been Chelsea’s biggest problem for years – Terry thinks he’s the manager.”
Tinchy Stryder: “Congrats to Chelsea!! …see the heart, passion & desire they all put in & love they had for Di Matteo at the end, they didn’t rate AVB man”
Omid Djalili: “What European nights are all about #chelsea”
Steven Pienaar: “What a game! Well played Chelsea and well done.”
Ian Poulter: “What an amazing win by Chelsea tonight, well played.”
Tim Cahill: “Great still to have an English club in the Champions League. On fire Chelsea. What a great competition #championsleague”
Gary Neville: “Big night for Chelsea and a performance that looked impossible 3 weeks ago. Luiz, Terry, Lampard, Essien, Drogba all at their best!”
What did you make of last night’s momentous victory?
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