Setien: The kick-off times force you to put the players at risk Leganes vs Real Betis Not happy with the quick turnaround

Real Betis were well beaten by Leganes on Sunday afternoon and Quique Setien complained about the midday kick-off time afterwards.

With his side having been in Copa del Rey action as recently as Thursday night, the coach wasn't happy at having to compete again after such a short turnaround.

"The reality is that we couldn't prepare for the match like our opponents could, that's obvious," he said after the loss.

"We went to bed on Thursday night at 02:00 in the morning.

"Then we woke up for recovery work and there were still many players on the Saturday who weren't ready to compete.

"Then there's the travel and the need to get up early to have breakfast before the match.

"There's not enough time to get ready for a match in under 72 hours, and you pay for this.

"What hurts is that some might think this is an excuse, but it's not.

"The truth is that we did a lot of things poorly in the game, but this affects us too.

"I'm sure this happens to a lot of teams.

"But I suppose it has to be like this if we want the money [from TV].

"Money, money and more money.

"In the end, they force you to be demanding and to sometimes put the players in a situation that is risky because you don't have time to compete or to prepare for matches."

Real Betis are back in action this Thursday night, this time in the Europa League away at Rennes.