Maro Itoje believes resilience was the key to Saracens' win over Wasps

Man-of-the-match Maro Itoje says Saracens showed great character to come back to win against Wasps in the Champions Cup semi-final.

The England international lock played a starring role as Sarries fought back to prevail 24-17 after Dan Robson scored a first-minute try for Wasps at the Madejski Stadium.

The Aviva Premiership leaders were tested physically by a resilient Wasps side but flanker Michael Rhodes' first-half score, which was followed by a penalty try that Owen Farrell converted as part of a 14-point haul, proved enough.

"The whole game showed the resilience of our team," he said. "We were up against it, conceding a try in the first 80 seconds, but we showed our character this team has to come back."

Click play to watch Itoje's reaction after the Aviva Premiership leaders booked their place in next month's final in Lyon.