Hummels: A superb result, but…

Mats Hummels was delighted with Borussia Dortmund’s result against Real Madrid but is expecting an onslaught back in the Spanish capital.

Hummels’ mistake in the first half saw Madrid pull level during yesterday’s Champions League semi-final first leg, with Cristiano Ronaldo cancelling out Robert Lewandowski’s opener.

However, a further three goals from Lewandowski has left the tie firmly balanced in favour of the Germans heading into next Tuesday’s second leg.

“I think we can be tremendously proud of the team's performance tonight. The way we played was a measure of the players and I'm all the more delighted at how the team reacted to my mistake,” enthused Hummels afterwards.

“The way we dealt with it and what we showed subsequently was fantastic.

“It's a superb result, obviously, but Real Madrid are even stronger at home. They're going to come at us for 90 minutes and we're going to have to defend against that.

“It's going to be the most difficult match of our careers so far, but if we can survive that test, we can all be very proud and that is, of course, our aim.

“We're in a great position now, but to say we've got one foot in the final is way over the top. Bayern are sure to complete the job, and we hope to do the same.”

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