Spain - January 16, 2025 Betis coach Manuel Pellegrini pointed out that one of the key factors in the 5-1 loss to Barcelona in the Copa del Rey Round of 16 was that his players were not as "aggressive in ball recovery" as they had been in their last league match against the Blaugrana. (Camera: EFE). SHOT LIST: BETIS COACH MANUEL PELLEGRINI SPEAKS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER BETIS' 5-1 LOSS TO BARCELONA IN THE COPA DEL REY ROUND OF 16, IN BARCELONA, SPAIN. SOUNDBITES: BETIS COACH MANUEL PELLEGRINI (IN SPANISH). TRANSLATION: - Now, it is important that we focus on LaLiga because we will have a month to recover those points we've lost before resuming the Conference League. - We played a very good match there and deserved to win because we created many chances. Defensively, we had been more aggressive than today as we allowed Barcelona to play too much, waiting for them in our own half without pressing the ball enough. And they caused us quite a bit of damage. [Restrictions: Spain, Latin America, or the U.S. Hispanic market]