Tottenham play host to Juventus at Wembley on Wednesday night and they have every chance of qualifying for the next round. If they do, it would represent a huge step forward for the club and prove that they can compete with Europe's premier teams.
Tottenham have already beaten Real Madrid in the group stages and showed great character to come back from two goals down in Turin.
"It's been step by step, a little step every season," said the Spurs boss. "You can see the team is more mature. We are going to enjoy tomorrow.
"We know very well we are playing one of the best teams in Europe but we are a brave team and we are very positive people.
"We need to think that we can win, we always think in this way. If we are able to play in the way we normally do then we will be close to winning.
"After the group stage we improved our reputation in Europe. Last season was a massive disappointment to be out in the first stage, but this year of course the people in Europe start to respect Tottenham.
"They respect the philosophy we build and the football we play. We feel we have respect for the brand of football we show, they respect us in Europe we feel."