Joaquín: “With Juanmi's goal we saw ourselves in the semifinals”

The captain of Real Betis, Joaquin Sanchez, gave his face in the DAZN microphones after falling in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals on penalties against Athletic. A last goal from Raúl García, headed, forced the extension after the goal of the Betic Juanmi. The footballer from Cadiz acknowledged that the final moments of the duel were seen in the semifinals, until the Navarrese achieved the goal that involved playing half an hour more of the game. Later, the hero of the batch would be Unai Simón.

A hard way to lose: “When you get to the penalty shoot-out, it's a lottery and unfortunately we fell, but proud of the team.”

Demanding match: “I think we've had very good moments, especially with Juanmi's goal. We had the game quite controlled until Raúl's goal. We must congratulate the rival.”

He was seen in the semifinals after Juanmi's goal: “Sure. They have practically not created clear chances for us. We had to do a great job because the rival shakes. That last shot by Raúl leads us to extra time. A pity.”