That’s why Robert Lewandowski didn’t play for the national team. Here’s the real reason

It is no secret that Robert Lewandowski has been the biggest star of Polish football over the last several decades. A striker who shines in the colors of FC Barcelona is an invaluable asset to the national team. This is especially noticeable when… “Lewy” will be absent from the official matches of the national team.

Robert Lewandowski injured. We know the details of the Pole’s injury

Just such a case took place during the November training camp. The Poles had to play the last two UEFA Nations League matches: away against Portugal and at PGE Narodowy against Scotland. Poland failed both tests, suffering an away defeat in Porto (1:5) and losing to the Scots (1:2).

Why didn’t Lewandowski help the team? As we have already informed, health reasons meant that there was simply no chance for the Pole to perform. This was confirmed once again by Dr. Jacek Jaroszewski, who has been taking care of the national team for years.

– Robert had an obvious tear of the tiny muscles between the transverse processes of the lumbar spine. Research carried out at the club clearly indicated that he would not be able to help us in the November matches (…) A blockade was not an option. The vertebral process could be fractured. It would drag on for months, admitted the Polish national team doctor in Onet and Przegląd Sportowy.

It is worth adding that goals in the matches against Portugal and Scotland were scored by players from positions other than the strikers. In Porto, midfielder Dominik Marczuk scored an honorable debut goal (in his first official match). However, in Warsaw, defender Kamil Piątkowski scored a beautiful goal.

UEFA Nations League: Polish national team relegated from division A

The defeat of the hosts in the Poland – Scotland match (1:2) meant that coach Probierz’s team said goodbye to the A division. The Scots overtook the Poles in the final stretch, scoring a goal to make it 2:1 in the added time of the second half. Objectively speaking, however, Scotland looked better than Poland in the A division in the second half of 2024. It is therefore hardly surprising that they ultimately showed superiority over their direct rival in the fight for relegation, at the PGE National Stadium in Warsaw.

The Polish national team started the competition with a win in Glasgow (3:2). It was the only victory of the Poles in this edition of the UEFA Nations League. Then the Poles lost away to Croatia (0:1) and in Warsaw, after a colorless match, to Portugal (1:3). Poland managed to get the point after a heroic fight against the Croatians at home, making up for a two-goal deficit and ultimately drawing (3:3).

Poland’s last two group matches were two consecutive defeats. First, a defeat (1:5) away to Portugal, and then the above-mentioned defeat at home to the Scots, which finally closed the chances of entering the play-off zone in the fight for possible retention in the elite.