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| Robert Lewandowski from Poland sits on the pitch during the international friendly match between Poland and Turkey at Stadion Narodowy on June 10, 2024 in Warsaw, Poland. |
Poland have suffered a Euro 2024 injury scare as captain Robert Lewandowski was forced off in their final warm-up friendly against Turkey.
The Barcelona striker left the field with an apparent thigh problem after 32 minutes of the Poles' last-gasp 2-1 victory in Warsaw on Monday night.
To compound matters, fellow forward Karol Swiderski was also substituted after suffering an ankle injury while celebrating scoring the opening goal on 12 minutes.
Turkey, who are also heading to the Euros, equalised through Baris Alper Yilmaz but Nicola Zalewski gave Poland something to cheer on a trying night with an injury-time winner.
Poland begin their Euros campaign on Sunday against the Netherlands, who thrashed Iceland 4-0 in their final friendly in Rotterdam.
Xavi Simons, Virgil Van Dijk, Donyell Malen and Wout Weghorst were the players on target for the Dutch.
But satisfaction with that result turned to disappointment when it was announced that playmaker Frenkie de Jong would not be going to the tournament in Germany.
De Jong has been battling to be fit in time after suffering several ankle injuries this season playing for Barcelona.
He attempted training for the first time with his teammates on Sunday, after a week of individual work, but after examinations on Monday doctors said he would not be ready in time.
Antonin Barak scored an injury-time penalty winner as the Czech Republic continued preparations for their tournament opener against Portugal with a 2-1 defeat of North Macedonia in Hradec Kralove.
Patrik Schick had opened the scoring from the spot after a foul on Tomas Soucek but North Macedonia hit back with an Isnik Alimi header after Aleksandar Trajkovski's shot hit the post.
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