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Real Betis captain Joaquin makes Manchester United admission following Europa League clash
10.03.2023 - 21:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Real Betis captain Joaquin admitted it will be difficult for the Spanish side to progress to the next round of the Europa League after losing heavily to Manchester United in the first leg of their last-16 tie.
United secured a convincing victory over the La Liga side at Old Trafford on Thursday night, with Erik ten Hag's men taking a commanding lead in the tie. Marcus Rashford, Antony, Bruno Fernandes and Wout Weghorst were all on target for the Reds, with Leicester City loanee Ayoze Perez scoring for the only goal for the away side.
Ten Hag's men will be confident about cementing their place in the last-eight when the two sides meet again at the Benito Villamarin Stadium next Thursday. With the away goals rule no longer in play in Europe, United must simply avoid a three-goal defeat in order to progress to the next round.
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Joaquin, on the other hand, insisted that Betis would fight until the last minute, but admitted that Manuel Pellegrini's men had to be realistic about their chances in the second leg.
"The feeling is that we were not the team from the first half, and well, in five minutes, they sentenced the tie," he told Cadena Cope. "It’s a big result, against a great team. It’s already difficult to beat them, imagine trying to put four past them.
"In the end, we have to be realistic, we’re going to fight until the end to give a good impression of ourselves, above all at home. But we have to be realistic, it’s an opponent with very good players."
Asked where Betis went wrong at Old Trafford, the 41-year-old replied: "The difference in the second half. In the first half we went head-to-head with them, we pressed high, we had
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