Benitez said: “We were really very bad in that first half, there are no excuses.
“We gave the ball away too easily and made too many mistakes. But the second half was much better. We needed to show real character and that is what we achieved.
“We were more organised, there was an excellent work rate and there were positives to be drawn from the second-half performance.
“We were playing against a good side and we have no complaints about the result.”
