The Polish national team defeated Albania and advanced to the final of the play-offs for this year’s World Cup. Robert Lewandowski and Piotr Zieliński responded to Arber Hoxha’s goal. The victory did not come easily – the Albanians wasted several great opportunities, which the White and Reds took advantage of.
Poland’s rival will be the Swedish national team. Graham Potter‘s men defeated Ukraine 3-1 in Valencia after a hat-trick from Victor Gyokeres. The excellent performance of the Arsenal striker earned the respect of many experts, and Gyokeres himself is extremely confident before the final fight for promotion to the World Cup.
Will Sweden be easier than Albania?
Radosław Gilewicz presented a slightly different opinion. The 10-time representative of the country claims that Sweden may prove to be an easier rival than Albania. – It will be a different opponent, and I’m not afraid to say it: more comfortable in its own way, but a very good one. I am calmer when it comes to the match with Sweden than with Albania – he said in the morning program on the YouTube channel Wesło.
See also: The legend about Pietuszewski. “Let’s not make a big tralala”
Gilewicz clearly stated that the Polish national team has already completed the most difficult task in the play-offs. – The match against Albania was more difficult in terms of importance than against Sweden. You might shake your head, but it’s true. This match is just one match. The Swedes will want to make up for the last play-offs, but we have our value. In difficult moments we can show balls – he explained.
Gilewicz: “Something got out of control”
The five-time Austrian champion with Tirol Innsbruck and Austria Vienna briefly described his impressions of Thursday’s meeting. – The beginning was very good and everything was going in the right direction. However, something got out of control and we allowed Albania to play football, and we have known for a long time that they can play football. However, they have their limitations when it comes to offensive actions. Fortunately, there are only two or three shots every match – concluded Gilewicz.
The match that decides whether to advance to the World Championships will take place on March 31 at 8:45 p.m. The hosts will be the Swedes, for whom it will be an opportunity to take revenge for the play-off final from four years ago. Then Poland won 2-0. What will it be like this time? We’ll find out on Tuesday. We would like to invite you to our text coverage of the Sweden – Poland match, which will be available on the Sport.pl website and in the Sport.pl LIVE application.
