Lewandowski and De Bruyne shine in Nations League while Džeko plays his last international game
Robert Lewandowski scored three goals as Poland capitalized on a red card and a penalty to rout Romania in League B.
- On Friday, Robert Lewandowski scored a hat trick as Poland routed 10-man Romania 6-0, with the 38-year-old Chicago Fire striker converting a 24-minute penalty after Radu Dragusin was sent off.
- Kevin De Bruyne also dominated in Liege, scoring twice in Belgium's 3-0 Nations League victory over Turkey, with the Napoli playmaker opening the scoring 10 minutes into the match.
- France coach Zinedine Zidane oversaw a 1-1 home draw against Italy at Stade de France in his debut, where Italy central defender Alessandro Bastoni equalized midway through the second half.
- Veteran striker Edin Dzeko played his final international match for Bosnia-Herzegovina on Friday in a 1-1 draw against Sweden, concluding a nearly 20-year career with 152 appearances and 73 goals.
- Elsewhere in League B, Northern Ireland defeated Ukraine 3-0 in Slovakia as Ciaron Brown scored twice, while France currently leads Group 1 with seven points ahead of Belgium's six.
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Romania's national football team suffered one of the hardest defeats in the recent history of Romanian football, being defeated without a right of appeal by Poland, score 0-6, in Warsaw, in the third stage of the League of Nations. The Polish star, Robert Lewandowski, was the man of the match, with three successes.
Poland thrashed Romania 6-0 in Warsaw to record their first win in Group B4 of the Nations League. Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick as the Romanians played with a man for just over an hour after Radu Dragusin was sent off. The Poles collected four points and remain third in the group, while Romania is last without a point. Lewandowski opened the scoring in the 24th minute from a penalty awarded after a foul by Dragusin. The defender had bee…
Nations League: De Bruyne stars in Belgium win, Lewandowski hits hat-trick against Romania
Kevin De Bruyne scored twice in Belgium’s 3-0 win over Türkiye, while Robert Lewandowski hit a hat-trick as Poland thrashed Romania 6-0 in the Nations Leag Read More: https://punchng.com/nations-league-de-bruyne-stars-in-belgium-win-lewandowski-hits-hat-trick-against-romania/
On another moving day of the Nations League, De Bruyne and Lukaku sealed the 3-0 against Turkey; the Polish scored the seventh triplet with his selection and the Bosnian retired at age 40
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The veteran stars were protagonists in the League of Nations on Friday, with Robert Lewandowski and Kevin de Bruyne leading Poland and Belgium to victories thanks to performances of several goals.
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