After knocking Premier League giants Man United out of the Europa League in midweek, Sevilla recorded another impressive win against sixth-place Villarreal. The Andalusians are six games unbeaten since the arrival of coach Jose Luis Mendilibar and are far more solid than his predecessor Jorge Sampaoli, having risen eight points from the bottom three to […]
Lewandowski scores twice as Barcelona beat Elche 4-0
Sergi Roberto told Movistar, “We came from a Marco Asensio goal that we didn’t know was offside and losing, we scored Frank’s goal, and the truth is that it’s a little better, the last minute I win.” “There are a lot of games left and you can never leave Madrid for dead. 12 points is […]
Robert Lewandowski scored his 24th Barcelona goal as the Catalans beat Cadiz 2-0 to restore their eight-point lead at the top of La Liga on Sunday. Champions Real Madrid’s win at Osasuna a day earlier drew them closer to Xavi Hernandez’s side, who have one eye on Thursday’s Europa League play-off second leg against Manchester […]
Real Madrid, who had no shots on target in the first half, spent most of the second half in panic mode, trying to avoid a huge defeat. Nevertheless, once again a costly mistake gave Barcelona a chance to score. Substitute Dani Ceballos lost the ball in midfield and Gavi ran forward and crossed for Padry […]
France Hugo Lloris (captain), Jules Conde, Raphael Varane, Dayot Upamecano, Theo Hernandez, Antoine Griezmann, Aurelien Toumeni, Adrien Rabiot, Ousmane Dembele, Olivier Giroud, Kylian Mbappe poland Wojciech Szczęsny, Matty Cash, Kamil Glick, Jakub Kivier, Bartosz Berezinski, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Sebastian Szymanski, Jakub Kaminski, Piotr Zielinski, Robert Lewandowski (C).
Teams: Poland: Wojciech Szczecny, Kamil Glick, Jakub Kievor, Matty Cash, Bartosz Berezinski, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Piotr Zielinski, Kristian Bellic, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Karol Swiederski, Robert Lewandowski (C). Argentina: Emiliano Martinez, Cristian Romero, Nicolas Otamendi, Nahuel Molina, Rodrigo de Paul, Marcos Acuña, Alexis McAllister, Enzo Fernandez, Angel Di Maria, Julian Alvarez, Lionel Messi (captain).
Poland: Wojciech Szczęsny, Kamil Glick, Jakub Kievor, Matty Cash, Bartosz Berezinski, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Piotr Zielinski, Kristian Bellic, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Karol Swiedarski, Robert Lewandowski (c) Argentina: Emiliano Martinez, Christian Romero, Nicolas Otamendi, Nahuel Molina, Rodrigo De Paul, Marcos Acuña, Alexis McAllister, Enzo Fernandez, Angel Di Maria, Julian Alvarez, Lionel Messi (C)
But above all, Michniewicz appreciates the experience his players are about to gain. “I’m really happy because I’ve been to Barcelona many times to watch football at the top level and see Messi,” he said. “We should all be excited to play Argentina, and also for a higher stakes. We will respect every result, but […]
“This match is not friendly,” said Michniewicz. “It’s going to be a battle between two teams that can both still make progress.” To do this Poland will have to stop one of the world’s greatest players. “It’s a big question, how to stop Lionel Messi,” Michniewicz joked. “I think the whole world has been thinking […]
Poland needed at least a draw to stand any real chance of reaching the last 16 for the first time since 1986 and with Argentina left to play, few would fancy their chances. It seemed that Saturday’s Group C match was not going in Poland’s favor, with their opponents riding the wave of their historic […]
