We arrested a run of four consecutive defeats with an impressive win at San Siro, and in doing so put a place in the last eight of the Europa League firmly within reach.
But now we need to rediscover that winning feeling in the Premier League. Defeat at Brighton last weekend means that we can no longer match last season's points tally of 75, and we find ourselves 13 points adrift of fourth place, with nine matches remaining.
So although the Europa League remains our most realistic route back into the Champions League next season, Sunday's meeting with Watford – sandwiched as it is between the two legs of the AC Milan tie – has an importance of its own.