'We were definitely just a little bit off' - Cullen

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen says his side "dug themselves out" of a hole, after a late flurry of tries saw them beat Racing 92 36-10 at the Aviva Stadium.

The province secured the top seed in Pool A after a fourth bonus point win from four in the Champions Cup season, but it took four tries in the final 15 minutes for them to pull clear of the French side.

The hosts trailed 10-7 early in the second half after Christian Wade scored Racing's second try of the game, while they could have been further behind had Finn Russell not missed both conversions, as well as a long-distance penalty.

But after Hugo Keenan's try sent Leinster back in front on 52 minutes, they finally put daylight between themselves and Racing when Josh van der Flier touched with a quarter of an hour to go, eventually running in three more scores to put a gloss on the win.

"You've got to be very respectful, it definitely didn't feel like a 26-point win," Cullen said.

And while the Leinster coach was frustrated with his own side, who conceded 10 penalties in the opening half, he gave Racing credit for how well they frustrated Leinster in the middle third of the game.

"We were trying to say before the game that questions would be asked of us, contrary to the narrative that's out there" - Leo Cullen reflects after Leinster's hard-fought win over Racing 92 in the Aviva Stadium#HeinekenChampionsCup #rterugby pic.twitter.com/l0ATMuz2NC

"We had some opportunities early, just snatching at things, not quite accurate enough, little bit slow in some of our ruck arrivals.

"You see how aggressive they are with chop tackles, getting guys on the ground quickly, so they have players on the ball quickly. They come up with some big turnovers at different stages, and they're a