Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti praised his players after they battled past Valencia to join the continent's elite in the quarterfinals of the Champions League for the first time in 18 years.
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Leading 2-1 from the first leg of their last-16 tie, PSG appeared at real risk of blowing it when Jonas put Valencia in front on the night early in the second half.
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However, Ezequiel Lavezzi's equaliser calmed the nerves and helped the French capital club go through, with a 1-1 draw ensuring a 3-2 aggregate triumph.
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Now they enter the hat with the likes of Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus, with Bayern Munich, AC Milan and Barcelona among the other clubs still looking to join them.
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Ancelotti has won Europe's leading club competition both as a player and as a coach with Milan, so he knows what it takes to go all the way, but he admits that the performances of his newly put-together team have pleasantly surprised him.
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"Nobody knows how far we can go," said the Italian.
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"Up to this point we have done very well but this is our first year in the competition for a lot of the players.
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"They have been fantastic so far, and now we will need to see what the draw brings."
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Top of Ligue 1, and through to the quarterfinals of the French Cup, PSG are one of just a handful of European clubs still in with a chance of winning three major trophies this season.
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Ancelotti says he is proud of that fact, even if his team's performances have often come in for criticism.