Benítez upbeat despite Madrid's Shakhtar scare

• Real Madrid win Group A after a 4-3 victory at Shakhtar Donetsk
• Trailing 4-0, Shakhtar give Madrid a scare with three goals in 12 minutes late on
• Rafael Benítez focuses on the goals Madrid scored rather than those they conceded
• Home coach Mircea Lucecsu rues "defensive errors" and absence of key players
• Final Group A games: Paris v Shakhtar, Madrid v Malmö (8 December)

Mircea Lucescu, Shakhtar coach
The only positive was the last 20 minutes. The introduction of Taison shook up my other attacking players; the whole team woke up. It happened as I said it would yesterday – that we would score but need to avoid defensive errors. Unfortunately, we conceded a silly first goal and Madrid took control of the game.

We have mentality problems as my players often lose heart after conceding a goal. It's a pity that even experienced players made mistakes tonight. For this reason, I substituted [Márcio] Azevedo, who was focused on attacking but defended badly. [Holding midfielder Taras] Stepanenko played well on the left of defence. The absence of [Darijo] Srna and [Olexandr] Kucher played a part. Maybe Madrid can replace any player, but it's far more difficult for us.

Rafael Benítez shouts instructions in Lviv©AFP/Getty Images

Rafael Benítez, Madrid coach
Overall I'm satisfied with the result. We played at a very high level for most of the match and controlled the game. However, after the mistakes leading to goals from the penalty spot and a corner everything changed very fast. Perhaps we lacked concentration, but we will analyse our mistakes. In general my impression was positive.

Most important is that we have earned three points and secured first place in the group. We scored four goals against a very strong side away from home, so my team deserve praise. This is the first step for us in returning to our usual top level. Both teams are famous for their attacking play, so it's not suprising that so many goals were scored in the match.