Poland seek more protection for talisman Robert Lewandowski

Robert Lewandowski has yet to score at Euro 2016, and his coach Adam Nawalka believes the striker needs more protection from ‘brutal’ tackles if he is to help Poland beat Portugal in the first quarter-final of the tournament, in Marseille tonight.

Lewandowski scored more than any other player in the qualifying stages, with 13 goals, but he has failed to find the net so far in France and the only record he has here is as the most-fouled player in the tournament.

The Bayern Munich forward has been fouled 16 times so far, two more than his team-mate Grzegorz Krychowiak, and Nawalka believes the leading players need more protection from referees.