Brazilian maestro Leonardo bagged a classic brace as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors beat Melbourne Victory 2-1 to reach the AFC Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday.

The dead-ball specialist, who buried a superb free kick in last week's last 16 first leg, fired home another in the opening half before scoring a sizzling second goal after the break.

Besart Berisha gave Victory hope but his late strike on 84 minutes proved to be the visitors' best moment as they went down 3-2 on aggregate, after the first leg finished 1-1.

The South Korean team, Asian champions in 2006, are now into their seventh Champions League quarter-final in 10 appearances, while Kevin Muscat's Victory remain in search of their first.

Veteran striker Archie Thompson nearly opened the scoring in what would turn out to be his last game for Victory, but his fourth-minute double header-and-shot were scrambled away.

Leonardo fizzed a free kick into the side-netting on 19 minutes before he recalibrated and was bang on target from a tight angle 10 minutes later.

From the left edge of the box, the midfielder bent his place-kick past the two-man wall and into the far top corner, defying goalkeeper Lawrence Thomas's attempted fingertip save.

Leonardo rattled a stanchion with another free kick after half-time and then shot inches wide, before thumping home Ricardo Lopes's inviting ball to make it 2-0 on 71 minutes.

With six minutes left, Berisha squeezed home a tight near-post finish from Jai Ingham's cross, but there was to be no miracle revival for the Australian side.