Football: Poland to play Portugal in Nations League
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Grzegorz Siwicki
20.11.2018 07:30
Poland take on Portugal on Tuesday in their last Nations League group match, having already been relegated to a lower tier of the new competitive football format in Europe.
Poland manager Jerzy Brzęczek (left) and player Arkadiusz Milik (right) attend a pre-match press conference in Braga, northern Portugal, on Monday. Photo: EPA/HUGO DELGADO
The game kicks off at 8:45 pm at the D. Afonso Henriques Stadium in the northern Portuguese city of Guimarães, with Poland looking to end a difficult year with a morale-boosting win.
Poland last month lost 2-3 to Portugal in the Nations League, a sobering home defeat that exposed the side's frailties and left fans in low spirits.
Poland manager Jerzy Brzęczek earlier this month released a list of 25 players called up for the away match against Portugal and a friendly with the Czech Republic.
The Polish squad last week lost 0-1 to the Czech Republic in a friendly fixture that added to the team’s woes under its new manager.
That match in the northern Polish city of Gdańsk marked the Poles' third defeat, in addition to two draws, under Brzęczek, who took over as manager after the national squad’s early exit from the World Cup in Russia.
Poland in mid-October lost 0-1 to Italy in their previous Nations League fixture.
Poland star striker and captain Robert Lewandowski will miss the clash with Portugal due to injury, officials have said.
(gs/pk)
Source PAP