Luis Rioja gave Valencia the lead. Adria Pedrosa scored for the home side in added time.
García Pimienta said: “Football is so strange and so complicated that you score when you least deserve it, from a long shot, and you don’t do it when you deserve it, or they score against you.
“Those of us who have been footballers know how complicated it is. I think we tried harder and scored in the strangest game. I put myself in the shoes of the players and I can only take my hat off to them because they watch and I can’t say anything to the boys until the end of the world.
He also said: “You come here with all the hopes of playing a smart home game, of getting the 3 points, and it didn’t happen like that. We all agree. From the first to the last moment we try by all means to locate the opposite purpose. We made a very serious mistake in Valencia’s goal and luck returned it to us.
“We weren’t smart on game point, but the team didn’t lose face and aimed at the game. We shoot more, create more. It’s vital not to lose, but we have to improve in everything. We didn’t. Well, that’s why we didn’t win.