Montpellier Hérault Rugby survived a spirited Harlequins performance to reach the Heineken Champions Cup quarter finals on Saturday. The TOP 14 side lost 33-20 to Quins during their Round of 16 second leg at Twickenham Stoop, but a 40-26 first leg win meant Montpellier won 60-59 on aggregate. Yvan Reilhac and Julien Tisseron dotted down for the visitors in the first-half, with Louis Forsans adding seven points and Handré Pollard kicking three points. Huw Jones, Alex Dombrandt, Joe Marchant and a Louis Lynagh double saw Quins record five tries in their attempts to reverse the 14-point deficit, with Marcus Smith kicking 13 points for the hosts. Quins got off to a perfect start when Dombrandt powered through Montpellier’s defensive line before releasing Huw Jones for a first-minute try. Smith then added the extras as Harlequins quickly halved the first leg deficit. Montpellier hit back following a scrum when Forsans drew in Marchant and Lynagh before offloading to Reilhac who then went over for the visitors. Forsans went on to improve Reilhac’s try to level the score. Dombrandt then made sure Quins regained their lead following a period of pressure from the Gallagher Premiership side as he dotted down for his seventh Heineken Champions Cup try of the season, before Smith slotted his second conversion of the game. Forsans quickly replied for Montpellier, however, as he kicked a penalty to make it a four-point game. Quins responded to Forsans’ penalty by producing a stunning try, as Smith made a break from deep to sprint past Montpellier’s defence, finding Cadan Murley with a pass who released Marchant to score. Smith then recorded another conversion. Montpellier’s Tisseron then got himself on the scoresheet as he perfectly judged a Forsans cross-kick before diving over the try line, with Forsans converting again. With the first-half coming to a close, Quins ran in their fourth try of the game when Dombrandt picked up from the base of a scrum to find Lynagh who went over in the corner. Smith ensured Harlequins went into the interval with an 11-point lead with another conversion. Montpellier got the first points following the break when Pollard made amends for his first-half penalty miss by kicking his second three-pointer attempt between the posts. However, the visitors were later reduced to 14-men after committing a series of penalties, resulting in Jeremie Mauroard being handed a yellow card by referee Mike Adamson. As Quins continued their assault on the Montpellier defence, Smith thought he had reduced the aggregate deficit to one point after dotting down – only for the try to be ruled by the TMO after Tisseron had been illegally blocked during the move. Quins would eventually make it a one-point game when Lynagh dotted down for his second try, giving Smith a chance to give the hosts the lead on aggregate, but the England international ultimately failed in his conversion attempt as his side go out in the Round of 16.