AC Milan chief Paolo Maldini says playing at Tottenham Hotspur stadium should act as inspiration for the club's own plans.

Ahead of last night's 0-0 draw and progress to the Champions League quarterfinals, Maldini commented on the London stadium.

He said, "We saw the beauty of a modern stadium. Those of us who played hundreds of games at San Siro and know what it feels like to play in a stadium like that must also realise it is very difficult to be competitive without a modern stadium. This is the proof.

“In the modern era, if you don't have a strong balance sheet, it is practically mathematical you won't be a regular in the top four in Italy and top eight in Europe.

“I am here not just to help Milan have superior revenue, but to have the kind of sporting results suited to an historic club. We must be ambitious above all on a sporting level."