VIDEO: Jubilant Benfica fans welcome team home after European success

Hundreds of Benfica supporters welcomed their side back to the Iberian Peninsula at 3 a.m. Thursday after the Portuguese giants advanced to the Champions League quarterfinals following an aggregate victory over Zenit St. Petersburg in Russia.

Twice European Cup champs in the 1960's, the 34-time Portuguese victors will await the quarterfinals draw on March 18 to determine who it plays with a shot at the last four on the line.