Real Betis coach Manuel Pellegrini was left frustrated with his players after their Copa del Rey defeat at Alaves.

Carlos Benavidez scored the winner for Alaves on Saturday.

Pellegrini said: "Today we lacked everything, we played a very bad game, without the spirit or the demand to beat an Alavés team that is difficult on it's field, which also really wanted to continue in the Copa and I think it does so very fairly.

"The truth is that I did not expect a response from the team after Alavés scored a goal. I expected a response from the team from minute one and that response never appeared on the field. We couldn't get there, we didn't create danger either in the first or the second half, so it was a continuity and a game that unfortunately caught us on a very bad day today.

"I'm surprised that the team played like this, even though we lost against Celta in the 98th minute, we had so many chances like them. Previously we had played very good games that we couldn't win against Girona, Real Sociedad or Real Madrid, but it was a different team. The truth is that today is strange and we have to react quickly to not continue losing place both in LaLiga and in the possibility of continuing in the Conference.

"We now went out in the Copa, we are going to have only one game a week and I hope this serves as a lesson for us to continue improving."