Following a nightmare week in N17 with a host of injuries hurting Tottenham dearly, Pape Matar Sarr rose to the occasion at one of the world's most iconic stadiums. Travelling to the San Siro with real concerns in midfield with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg missing through suspension and Rodrigo Bentancur and Yves Bissouma in the treatment room, Antonio Conte had no choice but to opt for a midfield duo of Sarr and Oliver Skipp.
The head coach was asked in his pre-match press conference about the possibility of Eric Dier moving into midfield but he dismissed that as an option due to a lack of time after the Leicester City defeat. Those with concerns over the young pairing in their first Champions League starts needn't have worried though as they excelled in the middle of the park.
Tottenham may have lost the contest 1-0 following Brahim Diaz's seventh-minute strike but Conte can take positives from the defeat even though they didn't really test Ciprian Tatarusanu in the home goal. The biggest plus point for him was undoubtedly the performance of his two central midfielders.
