So many Poles stayed fighting in Europe. Only three with a chance to win the Champions League

The European cups are entering a decisive phase. Next Tuesday and Wednesday the first matches of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League will be played. and . On Thursday, the first matches of the 1/16 finals of the Europa League and the Conference League will take place.

The European cups are back. Here are the other representatives of Poland

This year, Polish fans can eagerly await the cup spring. For the first time in six years, a team from the top league will play in it. In the 1/16 finals of the European Conference League, Lech Poznań will face the Norwegian Bodo/Glimt. It is also worth paying attention to the fact that there are only a dozen or so Polish players from foreign clubs in European cups.

Up to three Poles will be able to play in the Champions League, which is the most prestigious competition in spring. , which will face Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1/8 finals. Zieliński, the main player of the Serie A leader, will have the best chance of playing. Bereszyski, who went there in the winter, has only played one game so far, and Idasiak watched his teammates from the bench.

FC Barcelona and Juventus will play in the 1/16 finals of the Europa League. Both clubs have representatives from Poland. The Catalans with Robert Lewandowski in the offensive line hit Manchester United. The Turin team, where Wojciech Szczęsny and Arkadiusz Milik perform, will face Nantes. At this stage, Nicola Zalewski will also play, his Roma will face RB Salzburg.

It is worth noting that the group winners in the LE enter the competition only from the 1/8 finals. Then the game will include Arsenal and Feyenoord, i.e. the teams of Jakub Kiwior and Sebastian Szymański. Kiwior moved to London in the winter and is still waiting to make his debut at the new club. Perhaps LE will be an opportunity for him to appear on the pitch on a larger scale. It is possible that he will only be able to play in the next phases, of course, if Feyenoord qualifies for them.

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In the 1/16 finals of the Conference League, apart from Poles from Lech, you will be able to see two other footballers from our country. Ludogorets Razgrad with Jakub Piotrowski in the squad will face Anderlecht, and KAA Gent by Kamil Piątkowski with Karabakh Agdam.

As in LE, also in LKE group winners will join the competition only from the 1/8 finals. Then the cup spring will start: Patryk Szysz (Basaksehir), Karol Angielski (Sivasspor), Marcin Bułka (OGC Nice) and Łukasz Fabiański (West Ham).

Poles in foreign clubs who can play in European cups in the spring

• UEFA Champions League – Bartosz Bereszyński, Hubert Idasiak, Piotr Zieliński (Napoli)
• Europa League – Robert Lewandowski (FC Barcelona), Arkadiusz Milik, Wojciech Szczęsny (Juventus), Nicola Zalewski (AS Roma), Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal), Sebastian Szymanski (Feyenoord)
• Europa Conference League – Jakub Piotrowski (Łudogorets Razgrad), Kamil Piatkowski (KAA Gent), Patryk Szysz (Basaksehir), Karol Angielski (Sivasspor), Marcin Bułka (OGC Nice), Łukasz Fabiański (West Ham)