Spurs can perhaps count themselves lucky to be only going back to London with a one-goal deficit to try and overturn as AC Milan missed big chances.
Firstly it was Charles De Ketelaere who had a huge chance to make it 2-0 when Giroud won a header that found the Belgian in behind, though his downward header was just about deflected for a corner even though it was heading wide.
Moments later another huge chance went begging as an inch-perfect cross from Rafael Leao on the left was met firmly by the head of Malick Thiaw at the far post yet somehow landed wide as he headed it back across goal from a few yards out.
The hope has to be that the missed chances do not come back to haunt the Rossoneri in the second leg back in north London, while Spurs will be counting their lucky stars on the flight home.
