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Garrido: "Now we must focus on league, but Rubin Kazan was not the rival I would have preferred"
"We are putting the UEFA Europa League to one side until February", stated the Valencian coach
"We are putting the UEFA Europa League to one side until February", stated the Valencian coach
If Garrido's team gets through the knockout phase against Rubin Kazan, they will have to play either NK Maribor or Sevilla FC
The first leg is on 20th February at the Benito Villamarín Stadium
The coach stressed that the second goal did Betis a lot of harm but added that despite losing he was not happy that the team lost heart at the end of the match
Betis pulled back from 1-0 in the first half and gave signs of being very much alive. Real Sociedad sentenced the match in the second half with time to spare before the end of the match
"We must think about how to cover the absence of Xavi Torres", recognised the Real Betis coach