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Poland captain Robert Lewandowski: Early Euro exit difficult to accept

Needing a victory to reach the last 16, Poland came from two goals down to equalise as Lewandowski scored twice in the Group E game in Saint Petersburg. But Viktor Claesson's 94th-minute winner extinguished Polish hopes and condemned Paulo Sousa's side to a group stage exit

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Robert Lewandowski. Pic/AFP

Robert Lewandowski. Pic/AFP

Poland striker Robert Lewandowski said it was tough to accept his team's group stage elimination at Euro 2020 on Wednesday following a dramatic 3-2 loss to Sweden. 

Needing a victory to reach the last 16, Poland came from two goals down to equalise as Lewandowski scored twice in the Group E game in Saint Petersburg. But Viktor Claesson's 94th-minute winner extinguished Polish hopes and condemned Paulo Sousa's side to a group stage exit, the same fate the country suffered at the 2018 World Cup. "Of course it hurts. 

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