Josè Luis Gayà was honest in his appraisal of Valencia CF's 1-3 loss to Athletic Club in the Copa del Rey, which left the team out of the competition at the quarter final stage.

Hope in vain

It's a very tough night for everyone. We are very sad. The excitement we had about going through and reaching the semifinals was for nought. We didn't do the job well and it wasn't possible to achieve what we wanted.

Conceding goals

Their first shot on target became the first goal. With the own goal we made it 1-1, but on the next move there was another goal for them. We can't concede so many goals. We must keep clean sheets if we want to beat teams.

A difficult moment
We have to start with a clean slate. We know that today is hard for everyone. We were excited about getting into another semifinal. Now we must think about the next game.