Poland forward Arkadiusz Milik will miss UEFA Euro 2020 after withdrawing from the squad due to a knee injury, the Polish Football Association confirmed late on Monday.
The Olympique Marseille forward suffered a small meniscus tear in his left knee in the last Ligue 1 match of the season against FC Metz at the end of May. Since then he has not returned to normal training.
“The injury, with which the 27-year-old striker arrived at the Polish national team training camp in Opalenica, has eliminated the player from the tournament,” the Polish FA said in a statement.
With Poland set to play their Group E opener against Slovakia on June 14, Milik had been undergoing treatment over the last two weeks aimed at getting him back to full training.
Krzysztof Piatek will miss UEFA EURO 2020 after breaking his ankle in Hertha Berlin's Bundesliga match against Schalke, the striker confirmed on social media. Piatek got injured in the second half of the match and is expected to be out of action for a few months after undergoing surgery on .
Poland striker Krzysztof Piatek ruled out of Euro 2020
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Warsaw, May 14 : Poland striker Krzysztof Piatek will miss UEFA Euro 2020 after breaking his ankle in Hertha BSC s Bundesliga match against Schalke, the striker confirmed on social media on Friday.
Piatek got injured in the second half of the match and is expected to be out of action for a few months after undergoing surgery on Friday morning, report Xinhua. The last 36 hours were difficult for me. Injury has eliminated me from Euro 2020 which I was dreaming about so much. However, I believe that in football, as in life, nothing happens without a reason. I know that God must have a plan for me, the player wrote.
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