O’Neill accepts defeat but warns Benfica: “We suffer too soon, but...”

Game analysis: “We had a goal too early, but when we were losing by 2-0, we could have done 2-1. However, a few minutes later, we were already down by 3-0. We could have capitalized more in the second part and we weren't far from it, because we were able to pull Benfica back and we still hit him three times. Honestly, I was very happy with our second part. Benfica is a great team and goes far in this competition, but we do not give up.”

Result could have been different: “Of course, we could have been in the game. From Benfica's point of view, being winning by three goals and suddenly seeing the result go to 3-2 could make them reticent. Benfica is a beautiful team, able to win the Portuguese League and get very far in the Europa League. It has great players.”