UEFA Cup: Benitez cannot explain defeat

Valencia coach Rafael Benitez was at a loss to explain how his side had slipped out of the UEFA Cup after dominating their quarter-final second leg against Inter Milan last night.

The Spanish side lost 1-0 to a second-minute Nicola Ventola goal to go out 2-1 on aggregate but were repeatedly denied by the heroics of Inter keeper Francisco Toldo before his late sending off for time wasting.