Aston Villa's Jose Angel Crespo has joined Rayo Vallecano on loan for the season after struggling to establish himself at Villa Park.
The left-back was signed from Cordoba by former Villa boss Tim Sherwood in July but made just two appearances before Garde was appointed as Sherwood's replacement in November.
"We are in a difficult run with four games in 12 days," he explained. "I wanted to rest some players because I don't want to lose them through injury.
"The team I started tonight was a good team. There were good players and we should have done better.
"Leo Bacuna was a little bit injured - like Alan Hutton."
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