UEFA EURO 2016

More than just Lewandowski

Robert Lewandowski is the star of the event in Germany’s strongest group opponents Poland. However, even if he would fail, were the Eastern Europeans on the offensive. Your goal: to play the best EM of all time.

Déjà-vu in the group stage: Already in the qualifying, Germany were Poland and had his work with the Team to Bundesliga top scorer Robert Lewandowski of FC Bayern München: The “Bialo-Czerwoni” – the White-and-Red – set in Poland
2:0 against the world champion, in the return game, Germany held on to then with 3:1 the upper hand. Against the DFB-Elf Poland won in 20 Games this is the only one in the EM-Quali, there have been six draws and 13 defeats. Both teams to score at 16. June at the Stade de France clash. The “eagle”, which is located just behind the world champion, as a group, the second qualified, in the German EM-group C, the toughest adversary in the battle for the group victory.

In their fourth finals after 1960, 2008 and 2012, scenting the stronger Poland, the Chance to be Historical: to reach The quarter-finals, is the great goal. Twice the host of the EURO 2012, failed to last in the preliminary round, each without a single victory. Now even a game in the K. o.-round survived. “I am very happy that we are in the EM. We want to show what a great potential we have,” said Lewandowski, a self-aware, which is also Poland’s captain.

Offensively strong – even without the “Lewy”

As the test games impressively showed, were the poles early in tip-top shape. After the 5:0 against Finland in March about their eye for goal was revealed, even without their Top scorer from the Bundesliga, was on 60 minutes, protected, and none of the five goals scored: “We are now surprisingly in a good mood, as you can see at the gates, and we still have a bit of time to EM,” said Lewandowski after his 75. Countries satisfied with the game. Only ten players have game multi-country operations for his Nation on the hump.

It is a great honor to have my achievements on the pitch hit the Guinness Book of Records. pic.twitter.com/amaQH4HMeR

— Robert Lewandowski (@lewy_official) 30. November 2015

With his 13 goals in qualifying, the Bayern shot-the striker made his Team almost single-handedly in the final round, and moved with the record-holder David Healy from Northern Ireland. His 30 goals in the Bundesliga speak for themselves, and with the five-pack in just nine minutes against VfL Wolfsburg Lewandowski not only wrote football history, but also came up four Times in the Guinness book of records. “Robert is our game Something special,” said national team coach Adam Nawalka, has the front of a luxury problem: How Lewandowski also Arkadiusz Milik played for Ajax Amsterdam and Kamil Grosicki for Stade Rennes, respectively, the best season of her career.

Bundesliga Duo in Poland’s squad

In addition to Lewandowski nominated Nawalka from the Bundesliga, also Lukas Piszczek of Borussia Dortmund. His former team-mate Jakub Blaszczykowski (Fiorentina on loan), the Ex-Cologne’s Slawomir Peszko from Lechia Gdansk and the former Augsburg and Leverkusen’s Arkadiusz Milik (Ajax Amsterdam) are also. Not in the final EM squad of the Stuttgart goalkeeper Przemyslaw Tyton and striker Artur Sobiech from Hannover 96 made it.

Before him you have to watch: Lewandowski (R.) with his goal in the European championship qualifier against Germany

The hopes of the poles rest on Lewandowski. Also, the midfield ACE and Europa League winner Grzegorz Krychowiak from Sevilla FC, as well as Kamil Glik from the FC Turin are considered to be Support of the team. Unlucky midfielder Paul Wszolek from the Italian club Hellas Verona had: He broke in training camp the left Arm and is out for the EM.

Great National Pride

In the home of the “Bialo-Czerwoni enjoy a” high Reputation: After the successful qualification of the state President Andrzej Duda thanked each player with a handshake – unlike business and politics, the national team is doing very good advertising for his home country. And so the hopes of a successful EURO are very large, especially because you could already annoy you in qualification the champion of the world. Then why not also in the EM for a Surprise? With an exceptional talent like Lewandowski in the Team that can make the difference, it could succeed.