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Robert Lewandowski to lead the line for Poland at Euros

Lewandowski (right) was on target against Ireland last October
Lewandowski (right) was on target against Ireland last October

Poland will be looking to Robert Lewandowski to fire them past the group stages at Euro 2016 as coach Adam Nawalka named his finals squad today.

The Bayern Munich forward is the biggest name in a 23-man selection which also includes Fiorentina midfielder Jakub Blaszczykowski, Sevilla's Grzegorz Krychowiak and reported Liverpool target Piotr Zielinski.

All three goalkeepers have Premier League experience, with Swansea's Lukasz Fabianski, Arsenal's Wojciech Szczesny and Artur Boruc of Bournemouth in the panel.

Poland, knocked out in the pool stage when they co-hosted the tournament four years ago, face Northern Ireland, Germany and Ukraine in Group C.

Poland squad: Lukasz Fabianski, Wojciech Szczesny, Artur Boruc; Thiago Cionek, Kamil Glik, Artur Jedrzejczyk, Michal Pazdan, Lukasz Piszczek, Bartosz Salamon, Jakub Wawrzyniak; Jakub Blaszczykowski, Kamil Grosicki, Tomasz Jodlowiec, Bartosz Kapustka, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Karol Linetty, Krzysztof Maczynski, Slawomir Peszko, Filip Starzynski, Piotr Zielinski; Arkadiusz Milik, Robert Lewandowski, Mariusz Stepinski.