Ianis Hagi singled out by new boss as Rangers star struggles on loan
ALAVES conceded a stoppage time goal against Real Madrid during the week as they fell to a 1-0 loss.
And Madrid played the majority of the second half with 10 men after Nacho saw red in the 54th minute.
Alaves boss Luis Garcia made attacking changes from the bench to make the most of his side's man advantage.
That included on loan Rangers player Ianis Hagi who has struggled to impress since his move in the summer transfer window.
The Romanian playmaker featured for 30 minutes but failed to make an impact against Jude Bellingham and co.
And he was at the centre of discontent from his manager who spoke publicly about his disappointment of Hagi after the game.
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Garcia told Marca: "Today was a game for him to have taken a step forward and he hasn't.
"He played a bad game, we have to recover and continue lifting him up. For me there are three games.
"Eleven against eleven we have been very good, we have read very well the way they wanted to play, we have been correct.
"Against ten we have not been good in attack, and then there is the last thing.
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"They are mistakes that a soccer player cannot allow, and those points at the end of the season hurt us. Get up, learn and keep working.
"Today couldn't be more painful and it couldn't happen. Every point for us is life. You get to the 90th minute and you have to score. The ending makes me very angry, we played a game to score points.
"We have to learn, insist and get better."
Hagi has featured 14 times in the league for his new side but has struggled to cement his place in the starting 11 consistently.
Alaves sit 16th in La Liga, just three points off the relegation zone and face a tough trip to Kieran Tierney's Real Sociedad in their next outing.
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