"We won the Champions League last year and that is always going to be a heavy burden to carry on our shoulders, but we will keep working hard and I think things will change around very soon," he said.
"The mood is still very positive - a couple of bad results are not going to let it drop and I think we will soon be back up there.
"The result at Palace was disappointing for the younger players, because we have been given a chance and we will not be able to get any more chances in this competition now.
"We knew it would be difficult, but we have had a few chances and it was just unfortunate that they have put their two chances away. In the first half, we passed the ball superbly, got it wide and got in a few crosses - but we could only put one of them in."