Tottenham boss Antonio Conte was upbeat after defeat at AC Milan on Tuesday night.
Milan will go to London defending a 1-0 lead for the second-leg of their Champions League round 16 tie.
Conte said, "I think it was better today and high intensity and I think we played against a good team and don't forget Milan last season won the league in Italy. I think that to concede the first goal we can do much better. Instead we concede a goal after maybe only 5 minutes.
"Then we try to lead the game and create a situation to score but I think Milan defended very well. We created the chances to score but in the end we are talking about a defeat, a loss.
"For qualification you have to play two games. It is the first game away and the atmosphere was fantastic. I know the San Siro and I know the difficulty to play with this atmosphere. In the second game we have to play at our stadium and our fans will create the atmosphere to help us overcome the Milan obstacle."
On the performances of Pape Sarr and Oliver Skipp, he also said: "I am really satisfied for both players because they played a really good game and they showed the trust that we have in them and they repaid it. Don't forget now we have just three midfielders and we have to continue with them maybe until the end of the season. The performance from Sarr and Skipp makes me more relaxed because I know I can count on them 100 per cent and we have Pierre Emile Hjbjerg who is a key player."