Winners League: Jurgen Klopp hails 'fantastic' night after Borussia... - The Independent

Borussia Dortmund instructor Jurgen Klopp hailed an aunbelievablea evening as his side was fired by Robert Lewandowski to a surprise 4-1 Champions League conquer Real Madrid in Germany. Lewandowski dismissed four goals as Dortmund emulated fellow Germans Bayern Munich's Champions League semi-final domination of Spanish opposition. The Poland striker offered Klopp's men an early on lead and, after Cristiano Ronaldo equalised late in the first half for Real Madrid, Lewandowski struck three times more in the 2nd half. Klopp said: "It was a fantastic, great game of my group. "It was so hard they are so excellent on the counter-attack." and because they are fast and so powerful Madrid manager Jose Mourinho, who is now facing the task of re-motivating his team for the semi-final return leg at the Bernabeu in six times' time, thinks a surprise is achievable if the complete side improve their game. "I think they were the best group by far and won every individual struggle on the pitch and were stronger than us, more aggressive physically and tougher mentally so they deserved it," Mourinho told Sky Sports 1. "How it went from 1-1 to 4-1, I truly do not know since everything happened in a very brief period of time in the goal from the career where I was. "But we dropped simple ownership and we couldn't deal with their counter-attacking and their transition. "We prepared for the game so well, in every detail, as we usually do, particularly in a semi-final. "We prepared for everything, we were ready for everything. "We have become confident in regards to the work we did. I do believe many of the boys did not accomplish and many of the boys did not have an excellent night and this is exactly once you can't make mistakes because at team level this is the next most significant match in the planet of football. "The first one is the Champions category final, the 2nd one is the Champions League semi-final then when you may not accomplish on a very special day it is very disappointing." Asked if a devote the last was still a practical chance, Mourinho said: "It is of course extremely tough in basketball it may happen. "Of course where everybody works at a level and every chance you have, we are able to, on a crazy night and every purpose you score has been a high level of performance. Of course you can." Pennsylvania

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