Romanian media reports that Lech Poznan made an offer to Dan Petrescu. The FC Kuban Krasnodar coach would replace Jacek Zielinski as manager of Lech Poznan. Dan Petrescu also has offers from other clubs. According to Romanian media, Al-Gharafa from Qatar are also interested in the Romanian coach.
In 2006, Petrescu coached Wisla Krakow, which finished second place in the Ekstraklasa.
Would you like to see the former Chelsea winger as coach of Lech Poznan?
Legia Warszawa 2:1 Gornik ZabrzeGornik: Adam Stachowiak - Michal Bemben, Adam Banas, Adam Danch, Mariusz Magiera - Marcin Wodecki (90. Michal Jonczyk), Adam Marciniak, Aleksander Kwiek, Michal Pazdan (46. Mariusz Jop), Tomasz Zahorski - Daniel Sikorski (79. Vladimir Balat).
0:1 Sikorski
1:1 Radovic
2:1 Mezenga
Lech Poznan 4:1 Wisla KrakowWisla: Mariusz Pawelek - Erik Cikos, Osman Chavez, Cleber, Dragan Paljic - Patryk Malecki (73. Piotr Brozek), Radoslaw Sobolewski, Cezary Wilk (81. Maciej Zurawski), Nourdin Boukhari (57. Lukasz Gargula), Andraz Kirm - Pawel Brozek
Mariusz Lewandowski scored his third goal of the season as his club PFK Sevastopol lost 2:1 to Tavria.
England
PREMIERSHIP
CHAMPIONSHIP
Scotland
Italy
Germany
BUNDESLIGA
2. BUNDESLIGA
France
LIGUE 1
LIGUE 2
Belgium
Holland
Rest Of The World
In about a week or so, Frank Smuda will call up 23 players for friendly match against Ivory Coast. The pressure is on Smuda and his players as Poland have not won a match in seven months. Goalkeepers: Lukasz Fabianski, Przemyslaw Tyton
Defenders: Maciej Sadlok, Dariusz Dudka, Kamil Glik, Lukasz Piszczek, Dariusz Pietrasiak, Lukasz Mierzejewski, Artur Jedrzejczyk, Marcin Kikut
Midfielders: Jakub Blaszczykowski, Ludovic Obraniak, Adam Matuszczyk, Adrian Mierzejewski, Rafal Murawski, Tomasz Cywka, Slawomir Peszko, Janusz Gol
Forwards: Robert Lewandowski, Kamil Grosicki, Ireneusz Jelen, Artur Sobiech, Euzebiusz Smolarek
Left off last team: Artur Boruc, Michal Zewlakow, Grzegorz Wojtkowiak, Hubert Wolakiewicz, Radosław Majewski, Bartosz Salamon, Grzegorz Bonin, Andrzej Niedzielan
New additions: Lukasz Fabianski, Maciej Sadlok, Dariusz Dudka, Marcin Kikut, Tomasz Cywka, Janusz Gol
My thoughts
Goalkeepers: Most likely Smuda will take only two keepers for one friendly. I still don't know if Boruc is suspended by Smuda for drinking on the plane. If he is, Boruc should be replaced by Lukasz Fabianski. The Arsenal keeper was once Smuda's favorite keeper.
Defenders: Just like Boruc, Zewlakow is suspended by Smuda for drinking. Maciej Sadlok returns to the natioanl team after rejected a call up to the North America Tour beacuse hes scared of flying planes. Dariusz Dudka will replace injured Sebastian Boenisch as our left defender. Smuda wanted him for the last friendlies but Auxerre rejected his call up. The only surprise is Lech Poznan defender Marcin Kikut. He played great in all of the Europa League matches. I think he deserves a chance.
Midfielders: After being suspended by Smuda for drinking with Iwanski, Slawomir Peszko should return to the NT. Smuda already spoke to Peszko. The other little surprise should be Tomasz Cywka. The kid is playing great in the Championship for Derby. Smuda also said he wants to give Janusz Gol a chance at the natioanl team. Radek Majewski is left off. I don't see him as a NT player. Hes having a hard to getting 90 minutes and sometimes doesn't even start. Smuda already underlined that he wont call up Bartosz Salamon.
Forwards: Irek Jelen is still injured but he should be ready to go. Kamil Grosicki is playing well for Jaga and should get more playing time at the NT level. Artur Sobiech should also return. The kid is playing great for Polonia. I left off Grzegorz Bonin, I think hes just a waste of a call up. I didnt know what to do with Ebi Smolarek. I don't see him as the same player he once was at the international level. I rather see Legia youngster Michal Kucharczyk. We may see him in the December friendly.
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Maciej Chorazyk, main coordinator and chief scout for the Polish national team deals with players abroad who want to play for the Polish natioanl team. Thanks to this man, today we have Ludovic Obraniak, Adam Matuszczyk and Sebastian Boenisch. How does the situation look like with Robert Acquafresca?
In his current form, it doesn't look like he has any chance of being called up to the Italian national team. He has to rebuild his form and position as a Serie A striker. When he returns to top form, Frank Smuda will certainly take a closer look at him.
Laurent Koscielny made his decision and chose to play for France, despite the fact that he isn't being called up French national team.
He has closed his own door to the Polish national team. When I used to talk with him, he was very enthusiastic about playing for Poland. He gathered all the necessary documents for Polish citizenship and his commitment was visible. After moving to Arsenal, his attitude changed dramatically. I think his new club has a lot to do with it. Koscielny openly admits that he is waiting for a call up to the French NT. Chances that he plays for us is 1%; in other words, they are purely theoretical.
What about Sebastian Tyrala? Convincing him to play for Poland was once your biggest success, but now he plays for a bottom table team in the second Bundesliga.
To date, Ludovic Obraniak is our biggest success, followed by Adam Matuszczyk. Tyrala was the first fruit of our labor. We succeeded in convincing a player who played many times for the German youth teams. Sebastian has had problems with injuries and they have unfortunately sidelined his career. I think we will still benefit from him in the national team in the future.
Scottish side Celtic Glasgow want Arsenal's third keeper Wojciech Szczesny on loan but Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has rejected the offer. The Polish keeper impressed the Scottish side during match against Newcastle United.
Szczesny will now be expected to push for the No.1 spot at Arsenal.
-“I want to play him, but our job is about competition. However, he has the qualities to fight for the position and that is what I wish," said Wenger.
Former Legia Warszawa forward Dawid Janczyk is close to returning to Legia after terminating his loan deal with Germinal Beerschot.CSKA Moscow who still owns Janczyk granted permission to the player to train with Legia Warszawa. Now Legia officials must negotiate with CSKA for a permit deal or loan deal for Janczyk.
But it wont be easy for Legia officials. Legia would like CSKA to terminate Janczyk's contract so that they can sign him for free. CSKA may deaned cash for Janczyk after paying three million for him in 2007.
Do you think Janczyk's desicion to return to Poland is the right desicion?
GKS Belchatow 1:0 Widzew Lodz
Jagiellonia Bialystok 1:0 Polonia Warszawa During a training camp in Turkey, Poland will play against Slovakia in a friendly match. The match will be played on December 10th.
-"December 10th in Turkey, we will play against Slovakia," informed PZPN spokeswoman Agnieszka Olejkowska.
What do you think about this match?
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| Time for one of Germany's biggest clubs to make a statement. Poles have something to say in it too. |
In 2011, Poland will play a friendly match at Dialog Arena in Lubin. Bialo-Czerwoni will play either Italy or Russia.
The match hasn't been yet confirmed but Zaglebie Lubin president Jerzy Kozinski spoke to Grzegorz Lato and the PZPN president promised that a match will be played in Lubin.
The match would be played in June 2011.
For the last couple of months, Polish soccer fans may have forgotten about Roger Guerreiro. The Brazilian-born with a Polish passport is slowly returning to high form and soon can be call up to the Polish national team. Today, Roger had a fantastic match as his club AEK Athens defeated Panthrakikos 5:1 in the Greece Cup. The former Legia Warszawa star started and recorded two assist.
-"First I got injured, and then I got infected with a virus . I couldn't train for two months. Then former coach Dusan Bajevic didn't want to play me," Roger told Polska The Times.
According to Super Express, Frank Smuda who earlier said that he will not call up Roger to his kadra is planning to travel to Greece to watch Roger in action. Smuda will watch AEK Athens take on Panionios and if Roger impresses, he could find his name on Smuda's call up sheet.
-"I never quit for the national team. Coach Smuda needs to know that Im always return to return to the NT," Roger added.
Wojciech Szczesny started his second career match for Arsenal as they took on Newcastle United in the Carling Cup. After a nervous start, Szczesny calmed down and made some nice saves.
Here are the full match highlights
October 29th marks one year since Frank Smuda was appointed as coach of Polish national team. During this period, Poland played 14 matches. Out of those 14 matches, Poland won 4 of them. Five matches ended in a draw and also five matches ended as a defeat. Under Smuda, Poland defeated Canada, Bulgaria, Thailand, and Singapore. Poland tied with Serbia, Finland. Ukranie, United States and Ecuador. Poland lost to Romania, Denmark, Spain, Cameroon and Australia. In the fourteen matches led by Smuda, Poland scored 19 goals and allowed 22. Robert Lewandowski has the most goals for Poland under Smuda. He scored four.
Since last October, Poland held 7 training camps. Players took part in 54 training sessions. Frank Smuda called up and check 53 Polish players. Out of those 53 players, 7 of those were goalkeepers, 19 defenders, 18 midfielders and 9 forwards.
Over a year, Poland's coaching staff watched 124 Ekstraklasa matches and 11 matches abroad.
-"The next observations are planned for November 20th and 27th. First, Frank Smuda and Hubert Małowiejski will travel to France to watch Sochaux take on Lorient. Smuda will observe Damien Perquis, who is interested in playing for the Polish national team. On November 27th, Smuda will travel to Germany to watch Borussia Dortmund take on Borussia Monchengladbach. Smuda to observe Polish players playing for Borussia Dortmund," informs PZPN.
What do you think about this report?
After a 64 day rest, Arkadiusz Glowacki retunred from injury and played 90 minutes in Trabzonspor reserves match against Giresunspor reserves. On August 23rd, Glowacki was injured in a league match against Fenerbahce. In that same match, Glowacki scored a goal.
This upcoming weekend, Trabzonspor play Konyaspor and the former Wisla Krakow defender is expected to play.
Rafal Ulatowski is no longer the manager of Cracovia Krakow. Ulatowski has stepped down after a poor start to the new season. After 10 rounds, Cracovia sit dead last with four points. Today, Cracovia were knocked out of the Polish Cup by Lech Poznan (4:1). The 37-year old manager left the sideline after Lech scored the fourth goal.
After poor performances lately by Michal Zewlakow, Frank Smuda has decided to search for a new captain and leader of the Polish national team. From all reports, it appears his search was a quick and fruitful one. According to many reports, Jakub Blaszczykowski will become the new captain of the Polish national team. -"More and more, he is showing overall responsibility when it comes to the national team. He not only gives 100% on the pitch, but he is also setting a good example off the pitch," said Smuda.
On November 27th, Smuda will travel to Germany to watch Borussia Dortmund take on Borussia Monchengladbach.
-"I'm going there to see my players and to watch them in action. Kuba and Lukasz (Piszczek) are performing well. I must admit that we're building our team around Kuba Blaszczykowski. He will be our new captain for Euro 2012," Smuda told Przeglad Sportowy.
On her twitter account, Agnieszka Olejkowska spokeswoman of PZPN wrote, "Our national team will have a new captain for Euro. It will be Jakub Blaszczykowski."
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Like promised, Frank Smuda will give a chance to anyone that deserves it. Trying to built the best squad for Euro 2012, desperate Smuda will take any player that performs well in his club team. -"I promised Sandomierski that he will get his chance. Tomasz Kupisz, Michal Kucharczyk, Janusz Gol and Kamil Pozniak also deserve a chance to showcase themselves. I wont call up Bartosz Salamon. Hes not ready to play Internationale yet," Smuda told Pilka Nozna.
Tomorrow I will post 5 players that deserve a call up for the national team.
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On Wednesday night, when Arsenal take on Newcastle United in the Carling Cup, youngster Wojciech Szczesny will start in goal for the Gunnars. Wenger has high hopes for Szczesny but the manager insists his future does not rest on one Carling Cup tie.
-"He can show he is a good keeper and I believe he is one but there again let's not make stars before they have proven they are. He has the talent, he has a good attitude and let's see his performance in the games.
"You want of course a good performance but let’s not put him under too much pressure. Let's let him enjoy the game and not speak about contracts.
"He’s a goalkeeper we rate, he knows he has been educated here, we want him to stay here and the only way I can show him that is by giving him a chance when it is possible. Tomorrow he gets that chance."
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Artur Boruc played 90 minutes and made three saves in Fiorentina's 1-0 win over Empoli.
Adam Kokoszka played 90 minutes in Empoli's 1-0 loss to Fiorentina.
Tomasz Kuszczak spend the whole match on the bench in Manchester United's 3-2 win over Wolves.
Adam Matuszczyk played 90 minutes, received a yellow card and took one shot in FC Koln's 3-0 win over 1860 Munich.
Alan Stulin did not dress in Kaiserslautern's 3-0 win over Arminia Bielefeld.
Markus Brzenska played 90 minutes and scored a penlaty kick goal in Energie Cottbus' 2-1 win over SC Freiburg.
Szymon Gasinski (Polonia Bytom)- He played effectively. Made key saves on Lukasz Gikiewicz, Przemyslaw Kazmierczak and Krzysztof Wolczek.
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Souheil Ben Radhia (Widzew Lodz)- Thats was his best match since joining Widzew. When needed, he went up to the offensive side and dominate his side of the field.
Adam Danch (Gornik Zabrze)- Won every possible ball in the air. He possessed himself perfectly and helped Gornik defeat Lech Poznan.
Dudu Paraiba (Widzew Lodz)- Crossed a great ball to Robak who scored a goal of that ball. Made one of the best assists of the season.
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Miroslav Radovic (Legia Warszawa)- Slowly returns to his previous form. Scored a goal, won a penalty kick and often threated his opponents with his offensive game.
Mindaugas Panka (Widzew Lodz)- A great defensive performance by the Lithuanian midfielder. Also found the back of the net.
Andreu (Polonia Warszawa)- He ruled the midfield for Polonia Warszawa. He played smart. Distributed the ball perfectly.
Andraz Kirm (Wisla Krakow)- Finally showed why he was playing at the World Cup. Scored two goals, recorded an assist and won a penalty kick. Played with hunger for the first time.
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Michal Kucharczyk (Legia Warszawa)- Another impressing match by the youngster. Scored a goal. recorded an assist and caused his opponents problems the whole night.
Marcin Robak (Widzew Lodz)- A huge match for Robak. Scored two goals with his head and recorded an assist to Grzelak's goal.
Marcin Wodecki (Gornik Zabrze)- The 22-year old played his best match in his young career. Shock Poland by scoring two goals against Lech Poznan.
Poland national team coach Franz Smuda is looking anywhere for players that could help out our national team. This weekend, Smuda traveled to Germany to observe Markus Brzenska and Sebastian Tyrala. Smuda also watched Wisla Krakow take on Lechia Gdansk.What are your conclusions after watching Tyrala and Brzenska in the 2. Bundesliga?
Smuda: Right now they are not at the international level. Brzenska made a huge mistake in the game which had an impact on the outcome. I want to underline that I went there to watch them and not to call up to the national team.
Did you see anything interesting in the Wisla Krakow-Lechia Gdansk match?
Smuda: I didn't discover anyone new to the national team. Sad to see that Hubert Wolakiewicz got injured.
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On Friday, Grzegorz Krychowiak scored a goal in Stade de Reims' 4-1 win over Grenoble.
Here is Krychowiak's goal
On Tuesday, Artur Boruc will make his first official start in goal for Fiorentina. The Viola will take on second leaguers Empoli in the Italian Cup. Boruc is yet to make a start in the league for Fiorentina. -"For me, Boruc and Frey are both number one keepers. Its not like Boruc will be playing in the Italian Cup and Frey in the league," said Fiorentina coach Sinisa Mihajlovic.
Match between Fiorentina and Empoli will begin at 2:45 PM EST.
On Monday, Poland national team coach Franz Smuda met with Tomasz Frankowski at the PZPN headquarters and offered the Jagiellonia Bialystok forward a job in the national team as a coach of the forwards. From 1999 to 2006, Frankowski made 22 appearances for the Polish national team scoring 10 goals.
If I missed anyone please inform me. Share your thoughts below.
Rafal Ulatowski has resigned as manager of Cracovia Krakow after a poor start to the season. After 10 rounds of Ekstraklasa, Cracovia are last with four points in the standings. According to "Gazeta Wyborcza Krakow", Cracovia president Janusz Filipiak has alreadybegan talking to Ulatowski's successor. Most likely, former Legia Warszawa manager Jan Urban will take over Ulatowski.
The 37-year old Ulatowski was an assistant under Leo Beenhakker with the Polish national team.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has hinted the impressive performances of Lukasz Fabianski this season could see the Polish goalkeeper promoted to Arsenal's number-one choice ahead of Manuel Almunia.
Polish keeper Lukasz Fabianski was given another chance by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and once again the Pole showed why he deserves to be Arsenal's number one regularly. Fabianski was tested often by Manchester City but he stayed strong the full 90 minutes. Here are some ratings Fabianski received from the English media. Rating Scale 1-10
Arsenal Offside: Rating 8 (Man of the Match)- Fantastic match. Was confident, made good decisions when coming off his line, and didn’t flap. He saved our butts a couple of times by making a great save from an Adebayor header (which was called offside anyway) and a class strike from David Silva. He’s working very hard to prove his doubters wrong.
Sky Sports: Rating 8
Goal.com: Rating 8- Perhaps the most reassuring display in an Arsenal shirt by the fallible Pole. Showed fine reflexes to save from Silva early on and then Adebayor and Boateng in the closing minutes.
The Gunning Hawk: Rating 9- Apart from the mistimed punch on Adebayor, Lukasz had a perfect game as he keeps on showing how his confidence is back and there is no more room for Manuel Almunia.
Is it time for Fabianski to return to the national team?
England
PREMIERSHIP
CHAMPIONSHIP
Scotland
Italy
Germany
BUNDESLIGA
2. BUNDESLIGA
France
LIGUE 1
LIGUE 2
Belgium
Holland
Rest Of The World
What do you think of these performances?
According to wp.pl, Adam Sarota wants to play for the Polish national team. The FC Utrecht midfielder dreams of playing at Euro 2012.-"Yes, PZPN contacted me and I'm interested. I'm more interested in playing for Poland than Australia. But still haven't made my final desicion," Sarota said.
-"Poland is organizing Euro 2012. Its an exciting time for Polish soccer," Sarota added.
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Gornik Zabrze 2:0 Lech PoznanLech:
Jasmin Buric - Marcin Kikut, Bartosz Bosacki, Manuel Arboleda, Luis Henriquez - Slawomir Peszko (61. Artur Wichniarek), Dimitrije Injac, Semir Stilic (65. Jan Zapotoka), Kamil Drygas (22. Siergiej Krivets), Artjoms Rudnevs - Joel Tshibamba.Soccer Sunday with Live Updates returns to PolandSoccer.blogspot.com.
10:28 AM- Borussia Dortmund is down 1-0 to Hoffenheim at haltime. Jakub Blaszczykowski and Lukasz Piszczek started the match as Robert Lewandowski started on the bench.
10:30 AM- Still to come today. Lukasz Fabianski with Arsenal take on Man City. Auxerre take on Paris Saint Germain and Lille take on Marseille in France. In Poland, Zaglebie Lubin will take on Ruch Chorzow.
10:50 AM- Robert Lewandowski came in at the 59th minute. Borussia still down 1-0.
10:51 AM- Lech Poznan lost 2:0 to Gornik Zabrze. Marcin Wodecki scored both goals.
11:03 AM- Jakub Blaszczykowski comes off in the 74th minute
11:05 AM- Arsenal vs. Man City is underway. Fabianski makes a nice save in the 1st minute.
11:06 AM- Both Jelen and Dudka aren't in the starting lineup for Auxerre.
11:21 AM- Adam Sarota came in as a sub for FC Utrecht in the 30th minute.
11:24 AM- Borussia Dortmund tied 1-1 with Hoffenheim. Antonio da Silva scored a free kick goal in the 93rd minute.
Wisla Krakow 5:2 Lechia Gdansk
Lechia:
Pawel Kapsa - Deleu, Sergejs Kozans, Krzysztof Bak, Hubert Wolakiewicz (51. Marcin Kaczmarek) - Ivans Lukjanovs (71. Piotr Wisniewski), Pawel Nowak, Abdou Traore, Lukasz Surma, Pawel Buzala (61. Tomasz Dawidowski) - Bedi Buval.
Recently, out of nowhere, Markus Brzenska announced that he wants to play for the Polish national team. Desperate for new defenders, Frank Smuda traveled to Germany on Friday to watch the 26-year old Brzenska in action. Brzenska, considered by many as one of the best defenders in the 2. Bundesliga had a solid game until the 66th minute. In the 66th minute, Brzenska made a crucial mistake that led to a goal. In that moment, Energie Cottbue went down 2:0 and never fought back.
Brzenska's mistake starts at 9:00 in the video.
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Polonia Warszawa 3:0 Cracovia KrakowCracovia:
Marcin Cabaj - Lukasz Mierzejewski, Marian Jarabica, Marek Wasiluk (80. Milos Kosanovic), Krzysztof Janus - Mariusz Sacha (84. Marcin Krzywicki), Piotr Polczak, Mateusz Klich, Slawomir Szeliga, Bartlomiej Dudzic (46. Hesdey Suart) - Saidi Ntibazonkiza.
1:0 Tralka
2:0 Sobiech
3:0 Golebiewski
After a crucial injury that could have cost him his career, step by step, Marcin Wasilewski is returning to his previous form. On Friday, Wasilewski scored a goal for Anderlecht U-21 in a 4-2 lose to KVC Westerlo U-21. Wasyl scored in 35th minute to give his side a 2:0 lead. After halftime, Anderlecht allowed four unanswered goals.
This was Wasilewski second goal in a Anderlecht U-21 uniform. Last week Wasyl scored a penalty kick goal.
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Looks like Sebastian Boenisch will return to action sooner than later. According to Boenisch himself, the Werder Bremen defender should be back on the field in about three months. At first, doctors determined that Boenisch will be out for about half a year.
Were people from the Polish national team interested in your injury?
O YES! Right after the surgery, I got a call from physical therapist Grzegorz Zeleznik and director Konrad Pasniewski. Few moments later, I got a call from Frank Smuda.
Korona Kielce 1:4 Legia WarszawaLegia:
Kostiantyn Machnowskyj - Jakub Rzezniczak, Inaki Astiz, Marcin Komorowski, Tomasz Kielbowicz (41. Jakub Wawrzyniak) - Miroslav Radovic, Ivica Vrdoljak, Ariel Borysiuk (82. Alejandro Cabral), Manu, Sebastian Szalachowski (57. Maciej Iwanski) - Michal Kucharczyk. |
| I think it is safe to say, most Poles will back Arsenal at Eastlands this Sunday (esp. after the Lech meeting) |
Starters (Rating Scale 1-10)
Jasmin Buric- Had no chance with the goals but stayed big and made a superb stop to deny Adebayor in the final stages of the first-half. No much work to do. Rating 6.5
Luis Henriquez- Showed good pace and athleticism to handle Wright-Phillips in the first-half but struggled once Johnson started taking him on after the break. Rating 5.5
Bartosz Bosacki- The captain never looked comfortable with Adebayor's size and skill, giving him far too much room for the first goal. Actually, he did it for all three goals. Rating 5
Manuel Arboleda- Solid start as he made some robust tackles but lost concentration for the second goal. Replaced in the 70th minute by Djurdjevic due to injury. Rating 6
Marcin Kikut- Initially started comfortably but by the end was like a deer in the headlights as he was overwhelmed by City's movement. Rating 5.5
Slawomir Peszko- Showed the pace at trickery to threaten the City defence but did not have the delivery in the final third. Fired early chance wide. Rating 7
Dimitrije Injac- Overpowered and overun by the Manchester City midfield. Should have been the defensive screen marking Silva but could not get near the Spanish genius. Rating 5.5
Kamil Drygas- Had no time to settle on the ball and show any of his passing skills before he was replaced by Rudnevs in the 55th minute. Took the most shots but all of them wide. Rating 5.5
Jakub Wilk- The left-winger was comprehensively beaten in his battle with Richards and did not once beat the City right-back or deliver a dangerous ball into the penalty area. Rating 5
Sergey Krivets- Restricted to long-range potshots in the first-half but improved with some cute passing as his side fought their way back into contention. Rating 6.5
Joel Tshibamba- The lone striker struggled during the first-half as he was easily robbed of possession on the rare occasions the visitors got the ball to him. Scored his first chance of the game in the second-half and thereafter grew as a thread. Blazed over glorious opportunity to equalise. Rating 6.5
Subs
Semir Stilic- Replaced Wilk in the 55th minute and the attacking had far more influence as the visitors made a game of it. Rating 6
Artjoms Rudnevs- Replaced Drygas in the 55th minute and made some powerful runs to little avail. Rating 6
Ivan Djurdjevic- Replaced injured Arboleda. Make a mistake by Man City's third goal. Rating 5
Lech:
Jasmin Buric - Marcin Kikut, Bartosz Bosacki, Manuel Arboleda (70. Ivan Djurdjevic), Luis Henriquez - Slawomir Peszko, Dimitje Injac, Kamil Drygas (55. Semir Stilic), Jakub Wilk (55. Artjoms Rudnevs) - Siergiej Krivets - Joel Tshibamba.1:0 Adebayor
2:0 Adebayor
2:1 Tshibamba
3:1 Adebayor
**In the other match, Red Bull Salzburg tied 1-1 with Juventus.
Group A
1 Manchester City 7
2 Lech Poznan 4
3 Juventus 3
4 Salzburg 1
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