Real Madrid centre-back Raphael Varane has admitted that the 4-1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League semi-finals shocked him.
Varane said that the team were unable to cope with Dortmund's pressing and in particular Robert Lewandowski, who scored four in the contest.
"We didn't expect a result like this," UEFA.com quotes Varane as saying. "We expected a much more positive result.
"We approached the game with plenty of ambition. We went down to a very aggressive team who were compact and gave us no space.
"Lewandowski played really well and we failed to stop him. It's more a team failure than an individual one."
The second leg takes place next Tuesday night.
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Matt Domm
Matt Domm
