Anyone who thought Poland were a one-man team may have to change their tune after watching them against Northern Ireland yesterday.

Celtic’s Europa League were ended for the season as Ajax substitute Vaclav Cerny scored a late winner for the visitors at Parkhead.

After the euphoria of the defeat of Germany, Irish football was brought crashing back down to the earth in Warsaw, as Poland booked their place at the Euro 2016 finals leaving Martin O’Neill’s men to try to seek entry to France through the back door of the play-offs, the draw for which will take place on Sunday.

“L‘Silenzio stampa” is not a phrase that does not translate into Polish, which is why their FA president Zbigniew Boniek stuck to the Italian version of the word “media blackout” to describe the Poland team’s lockdown ahead of Sunday’s winner-takes-all final qualifier for an automatic place at Euro 2016.

Three days on from the 76th anniversary of Germany invading Poland, a movement of sorts has occurred in the opposite direction for tonight’s top-of-the-table Group D tie in Frankfurt (7.45pm).

They’re finally in the game, and now they’re on the cover too. EA revealed that FIFA 16 will feature female players on the cover in the US, Canada and Australia.

Robert Lewandowski hit a dramatic hat-trick in the closing stages as Group D leaders Poland thrashed Georgia 4-0 in their Euro 2016 qualifier in Warsaw.

James McClean’s crunching tackle on Arkadiusz Milik has put the Ajax star out of action for at least a month.

If Poland coach Adam Nawalka thought beating world champions Germany in October and sitting in top spot after four games in Group D might grant him an easy ride in the build-up to tomorrow’s European qualifier against Ireland, he was wrong.

Barcelona avenged their September defeat in the French capital by beating Paris St Germain 3-1 at Camp Nou to claim top spot in Champions League Group F.

EURO 2016 GROUP D QUALIFIER:

Kick-off for Friday’s European qualifier between Georgia and Poland in Tbilisi is 9pm, one hour and a quarter later than the match in Glasgow.

Scotland boss Gordon Strachan is convinced their European Championship qualifying group will go down to the wire – and he thinks his side have every chance of being involved following another step forward in Warsaw.

Poland 2 Scotland 2

Roy Keane says the Republic of Ireland shouldn’t be afraid of playing the World Champions in Gelsenkirchen tomorrow night.

Poland 2 Germany 0

Poland 2 Germany 0

Poland 0 Scotland 1

Republic of Ireland 2 Poland 0

Bayer Leverkusen have confirmed the signing of 18-year-old Poland forward Arkadiusz Milik from Gornik Zabrze.