Newcastle defender Dan Burn and goalkeeper Nick Pope are hopeful that Wednesday's strong Champions League performance at Paris St-Germain will give them confidence in the next knockout stage.
Burn, who made his first appearance since breaking a rib and puncturing a lung, was named man of the match after a colossal performance in the France capital.
Pope got a strong hand to Ousmane Dembele's spot-kick to save it in the opening minutes of the game amid a shaky start for the Magpies.
"PSG started really well and got the penalty, which I was pretty surprised they gave one for," said Burn to BBC Radio Newcastle. "But it showed the maturity of the squad, and the lessons we learned from our last Champions League campaign, that we could come back into the game.
"In the last 20 minutes, I thought we had the better chances and could have gone on to win it.
"We knew that we were through but it would have been nice to knock out those two extra games. To be through to the knockout stage is something to be very proud of.
"It is important it gives us confidence going into this huge run of games that we have coming up."
Pope added: "It was a difficult start to the game, but away from home in the Champions League to a top opponent, you do expect tough moments.
"We showed great character as a group to get through that and get the goal before half-time.
"The longer the game went on, the more chances we had to win the game. I definitely felt like I was busier in the first half than the second.
"Before the competition started we knew we wanted to get knockout football so it is a really good sign that we put in a top away Champions League performance at a top team already.
"There are loads of positives that we can take into the next round."
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