Lewandowski can now focus on his future after losing to Belgium

Robert Lewandowski begins his summer vacation with the bad taste in his mouth of the defeat of Poland ante Belgium (0-1) in a match in which he did not shoot on goal. The closest he got to the goal was with a free kick that hit the wall. Now he will face another equally tricky match off the pitch: he must convince the Bayern to let him sign for him Barça despite the fact that he has a contract until 2023. Almost nothing.

In this Group 4 of the UEFA Nations League, a competition that he has already faced in full swing with Bayern, the 33-year-old striker played without aim in the 2-1 win over Galesscored the goal of honor in the debacle in Belgium (6-1), rested at Netherlands (2-2) and came to nothing again in the KO against Belgium (0-1). With 6 points at stake, Poland (4) has a very difficult time gaining a place in the Final Four that will be played by the Netherlands (10) and Belgium (7).

In the match played in Warsaw against the team he trains Robert Martinezthe captain of Poland he stood out more as a team player, opening gaps for his teammates with smart moves and putting in quality passes, than as a striker.

In the first minutes he caused a corner and fell into a millimetric offside, being the reference in attack. However, on Belgium’s first arrival he scored Batshuayi header after service Tielemans. The 0-1 in the 16th minute hurt Poland, who were able to receive the 0-2 from their own Batshuayi two minutes later, but his shot went wide. and the madridista Eden Hazard protested a disallowed goal after half an hour.

Poland came out of its lethargy shortly before the break at the hands of Lewandowskiwith a great pass that could not be finished off with precision by Zelewski.

In the second part, even less was seen Lewandowski, something logical considering that the ball was from Belgium. Until 76 ‘he did not appear to execute a free kick from the edge of the box that he hit the barrier and ended up in a corner.

With Poland attacking recklessly, the best chances in the final minutes were for Belgium on the counterattack. Soda players like De Ketelaere y Trossard they touched a 0-2 that he did not need because Mignolet deflected a shot from Swiderski in 89′, the first between sticks for the players from Czeslaw Michniewicz. The madness came in added time, with the game open. Szczesny avoided the 0-2 of Openda in the 90th minute and the post prevented the 1-1 with a header from Swiderski in 92′.

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