Garitano: Promotion was more important!

Leganes Coach Asier Garitano insists promotion to the Segunda in 2014 was more important than the Copa del Rey triumph against Real Madrid.

The Madrid-based club have spent the majority of their existence below the second tier but won promotion four seasons ago, before a further ascendancy to their first ever stint in the top flight in 2016.

“Is this our biggest achievement? No, that was our promotion to Segunda,” Garitano told reporters after the match.

“In terms of the club’s trajectory and allowing us to grow and then compete at the top level, that was the most significant moment.

“It’s very difficult to play in the Bernabeu in any situation and we knew to qualify would be a massive task, but we studied this game very hard.

“We now focus on the rest of the season, but the Copa cannot be allowed to distract from our objectives in the league.”

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