Poland vs Portugal
Competition: European Championship
Date: 30 June 2016 - Kick-off Time: 20:00 BST
Venue: Stade Velodrome, Marseille
Competition: European Championship
Date: 30 June 2016 - Kick-off Time: 20:00 BST
Venue: Stade Velodrome, Marseille
Poland have battled hard to reach the Quarter Finals of Euro 2016
without ever looking completely convincing, even conceding no goals in
the first three matches. They started the group stage with a 1-0 victory
over Northern Ireland, drew 0-0 with Germany and narrowly beat Ukraine
in the third and decisive match. They qualified for the quarter finals
via a penalty shootout against Switzerland as the both team held out to
1-1 stalemate after 120 minutes of action. Talismanic forward Robert
Lewandowski yet to find the net.
Head coach Adam Navalka welcome midfielder Bartosz Kapustka back from suspension, and he could come into the side at Grosicki's expense. Robert Lewandowski is expected to shake off a minor thigh complaint while Lukasz Fabianski is expected to retain his starting berth in goal even if Wojciech Szczesny can recover in time. Blazczykowski, Krychowiak and Maczynski are expected to start in midfield, as well as Arkadiusz Milik up front.
Head coach Adam Navalka welcome midfielder Bartosz Kapustka back from suspension, and he could come into the side at Grosicki's expense. Robert Lewandowski is expected to shake off a minor thigh complaint while Lukasz Fabianski is expected to retain his starting berth in goal even if Wojciech Szczesny can recover in time. Blazczykowski, Krychowiak and Maczynski are expected to start in midfield, as well as Arkadiusz Milik up front.
Portugal team have struggled in their last four games, finishing third in
Group F behind Hungary and Iceland and advancing to knockout stages
without winning a match. They finished all square with Iceland (1-1),
Austria (0-0) and Hungary (3-3) Furthermore, Portugal required extra
time to see off Croatia 1-0 in Lyon in the last 16. Actually, they are
in the quarter-finals but they failed to win all the 4 games in regular
time so far.
Boss Fernando Santos has doubts over full-back Raphael Guerreiro, midfielders Joao Moutinho and Andre Gomes, but all three are expected to be fit. Adrien Silva, Cedric Soares and Jose Fonte profited with their first appearances of the tournament against Croatia and they could be rewarded with another start here.
Boss Fernando Santos has doubts over full-back Raphael Guerreiro, midfielders Joao Moutinho and Andre Gomes, but all three are expected to be fit. Adrien Silva, Cedric Soares and Jose Fonte profited with their first appearances of the tournament against Croatia and they could be rewarded with another start here.
Poland last 5 matches:
06/06/16 Poland 0 – 0 Lithuania12/06/16 Poland 1 – 0 Northern Ireland
16/06/16 Germany 0 – 0 Poland
21/06/16 Ukraine 0 – 1 Poland
25/06/16 Switzerland 1 – 1 P Poland
Portugal last 5 matches:
08/06/16 Portugal 7 – 0 Estonia14/06/16 Portugal 1 – 1 Iceland
18/06/16 Portugal 0 – 0 Austria
22/06/16 Hungary 3 – 3 Portugal
25/06/16 Croatia 0 – 1 E Portugal
You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]
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