Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti says there's no reason to be down after their Europa League defeat to RB Salzburg.

The Azzurri still reach the quarterfinals on aggregate after last night's 3-1 loss.

"The objective was not to get pinned back from the start, so in that sense we did well," Ancelotti told Sky Sport Italia.

“Let's look forward to the quarter-final, which will no doubt be difficult. We had the right approach initially, but then had difficulty dealing with the comeback. I guess the 3-0 first leg lead made us feel comfortable enough going into the final minutes.

“Sebastiano Luperto and Vlad Chiriches did very well and showed confidence, so good signs came from them. I am very happy, as we were in a bit of an emergency situation at the back.

“We prepared well and effectively Milik's away goal sealed our qualification."