The Poland international struck four times during the
game to give his side a strong lead going into the semi-final second leg at the
Santiago Bernabeu next week
Robert Lewandowski says he is just concentrating on
helping Borussia Dortmund reach the Champions League final, after he scored
four in the 4-1 win over Real Madrid at Signal Iduna Park.
The 24-year-old netted the opening goal of the semi-final
first leg in the eighth minute, before adding three further strikes after the
break.
"I’m happy to have scored four goals, but obviously
the big picture is reaching the final and that’s the only thing that
counts," he told Uefa after the final whistle.
"Real played well in the first half but we had
things under control in the second half.
"We are very satisfied."
Midfielder Ilkay Gundogan spoke of his pleasure at being
part of the victory, particularly as it was against such talented opposition.
"It was a royal evening for us, it would have been
perfect if we had kept a clean sheet," he added.
"However, it’s quite hard to get a better result
against a team like Real.
"We played a great game from the start until the
final whistle and deserved to win by this margin."
Dortmund's sporting director Michael Zorc was also happy
with the German club's performance, and he reserved special praise for Mario
Gotze, who recently agreed a move to Bayern Munich which will be completed in
the summer.
"It was an extraordinary performance, for almost the
whole 90 minutes," he said to Sky Sports.
"The goal we conceded was our mistake, but the team
corrected itself in the second half.
On Gotze, he said: "Gotze was very good and very
concentrated, just like every other player."
The second leg will be played at the Santiago Bernabeu in
Madrid on April 30
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