The Reds were beaten by Marc Cucurella's second-half goal to ensure we do not take a positive result into Wednesday's Europa League final against Tottenham Hotspur in Bilbao.
But the boss was buoyed by what he saw at Stamford Bridge and is happy with the preparation for the San Mames showdown.
See a selection of what he had to say to the official broadcasters afterwards...
THE TEAM SELECTION
"The first thing is that we have a lot to improve and the game is the best way of improving. And then we have five days until the final and, if I don't put the players in to play, it would be like almost 10 days without competition, without that feeling of being competitive.