Simone Inzaghi’s Nerazzurri triumphed over Robin van Persie’s Feyenoord thanks to goals on the night from Marcus Thuram and Hakan Calhanoglu.
Inter came into this second leg in a terrific position after winning the first leg 2-0 in the Netherlands and their night got a whole lot easier after eight minutes when Thuram cut in from the right-hand side before rifling a terrific effort past Timon Wellenreuther.
Feyenoord cut the aggregate deficit from three goals to two just before half-time when Jakub Moder converted a penalty after he had been bundled over in the box by Calhanoglu, making it the first time Inter had conceded a home goal in the competition this season.
The referee pointed to the spot once again just six minutes into the second half, this time in Inter’s favour and Calhanoglu was on hand to fire his penalty home into the bottom corner to restore the Nerazzurri’s three-goal aggregate lead.
Feyenoord continued to push forward in search of a goal but Inzaghi’s resolute and stubborn Inter held firm to coast into the quarter-finals.