Milan, Italy (My Sportsbook) - AC Milan coach Leonardo admitted that his side's Champions League defeat at home to FC Zurich was unacceptable, but he is still confident of being a success at the San Siro.

A loss to the Swiss side cranked up the pressure on the Brazilian, who took over in the Rossoneri hotseat in the summer.

"It is a bad result," he said after his side's latest setback. "We conceded an early goal, came up against a team that only tried to defend and we failed to take control of the situation.

"You can talk about bad luck and other elements, but we did not have the idea approach at the start and from then on it was an uphill struggle.

"This is one of those moments when it all turns into a chain reaction. Sometimes that goes for you in a positive sense, this time it is negative.

"The only way out is to keep calm, work hard and realise we can't struggle like this all the time.

"I love Milan and am not worried about myself right now. My concern is what we as a club are proposing, focusing on my work and aware that these results are negative."

Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani added after the loss: "I have little to say other than to confirm our faith in Leonardo.

"We had many wonderful years and things aren't going well right now. We have to keep working and turn this situation around."

(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)