Barcelona assistant coach Jordi Roura has blamed the state of the San Siro surface for his side's shock 2-0 loss to AC Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday.
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Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sulley Muntari were both on target in the second half of the fiercely contested clash with Roura insisting Barca will turn the tie around back at the Nou Camp.
With boss Tito Vilanova in New York undergoing treatment, Roura, who ran the line for Blaugrana, said: "It's bad to lose 2-0 but we're convinced that when we'll be playing at home in front of our own fans on a pitch that is fit for this competition, we will overcome this setback."
Milan boss Massimiliano Allegri was, meanwhile, delighted to have secured the Italian side's first over Barca in the competition since 2000.
He said: "It's a great and deserved win for us.
"We worked hard as a club to prepare for this match and the lads did a great job.
"We could have perhaps done better with the chances we had in the first half, and finished the game with a third goal, but we never believed we would be going to the Nou Camp with a 2-0 advantage."
Riccardo Montolivo knows the second leg will be a "battle", but it is a match he is looking forward to.
"Tonight we played just as we'd hoped to play - we closed down space and tried to hit them on the counter-attack.
"But Barcelona were formidable. I expect the second leg to be a real battle."
The two sides renew hostilities on March 12.
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