Johnny Russell: 'Championship playoff final defeat will hurt for a while'

Derby County forward Johnny Russell has claimed that his side's defeat to Queens Park Rangers in the Championship playoff final will hurt "for a while".

The Rams dominated for large parts of the match at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, but it was 10-man QPR who nicked the win in the final minute thanks to Bobby Zamora's goal.

This will hurt for a while but we know what we are capable of as a squad! we will be back stronger for it! Fans unreal all year! thank you👏🐏

— Johnny Russell (@johnnyrussell27) May 25, 2014

Derby finished the regular season in third place in the Championship table.