Guglielmo Vicario believes the perception that Tottenham are fragile was never really the case after the impressive win in Frankfurt sent them into the Europa League semi-finals.
A Dominic Solanke penalty and a clean sheet from Spurs' resolute defence set up a place in the final four where Ange Postecoglou's men will take on Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt over two legs next month.
Spurs have endured some tough away days this season in both the Premier League and in Europe, but now find themselves in only their second European semi-final in 41 years.
When it was put to goalkeeper Vicario that there was a perception that Spurs crumble in noisy atmospheres he hit back.
"Yeah. It’s just a perception, but we know what we are capable of when we are really tuned in, when we work hard as a team like we showed tonight," said the Italian.
“The achievement in both legs has been very, very deserved from what we showed at our home ground and tonight with the resilience, the desire to fight. We got the job done and it’s a fully deserved semi-final of a big European competition."
He added: "It was an amazing night for us. An amazing achievement, an amazing result.
“We go to the semi-final now, the job is not done but I saw tonight there was a really big desire to fight to get this win and to go through this round from everyone who started, who came off the bench.
"It’s a really proud night for Tottenham Hotspur. We’ve managed to handle it and be proud of ourselves."
Postecoglou has been under pressure with the poor form in the Premier League and there were suggestions that a defeat in Germany would have sealed his departure from the north London outfit.
Vicario said it was satisfying to win for the Australian but also for a squad that has struggled through some tough times this year, particularly the winter injury crisis.
“Of course we are [satisfied] because everyone suffered a lot this season. It’s been a very tough one but now we are still alive and we want to fight for something special," he said.
“It’s an important achievement. The job is not done but it’s a big win for Tottenham Hotspur, for everyone, for the boss, for us players, for the staff, for the fans. So we are very proud of what we showed tonight."
Now it's key that Vicario and his team-mates take the momentum from a big win in a hostile atmosphere into their two semi-final legs next month, with a trip to play on Bodo/Glimt's plastic pitch.
"We know we are going to face another tough opponent in the semi-final. We know when we arrive at this stage of the competition that every game will be tough," said the keeper.
“But we will fight for sure because tonight we showed that we have the capacity of doing that.
“For us it’s very important to be through. It’s a big night. Now we want to live this moment altogether because it’s been a very suffering season.”