Milan beat Spurs in Champions League

ROME, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan registered a morale-boosting victory on Tuesday, as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16, with Brahim Diaz's early strike proving decisive.

It was Milan's first knockout fixture at the European elites stage since the 2013-2014 season, as they entered the San Siro stadium without Mike Maignan, Ismael Bennacer and Zlatan Ibrahi