Rafael Benitez : 'We lost our confidence'

Napoli manager Rafael Benitez believes that his side had "lost confidence" after they were pecked back by a brilliant first half display by Arsenal in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

Early goals from Mesut Ozil and Olivier Giroud guaranteed a 2-0 win for the Gunners over Napoli, and Benitez feels that his team struggled to have a foothold of the Champions League encounter after giving a two goal lead after just 16 minutes into the game.


Benitez told Sky Sport Italia : "We lost our confidence, the second half was a bit better, but it's tough to come back from 2-0 against Arsenal in the Champions League.


"I can guarantee we told the players the opening 20 minutes would be very fiery. We knew they'd come out at us with pace, but these two goals made the difference.


"We made mistakes, I don't know if they were down to inexperience or what, but you pay for mistakes at this level."


Arsenal are currently placed top of Group F with six points.