Goal : Poland defender Lukasz Piszczek has conceded that Russia is the favorite to win Tuesday’s Group A encounter in Warsaw.
The two nations had contrasting starts to Euro 2012 with the co-hosts being held 1-1 by Greece, whereas the Alan Dzagoev-inspired Russians swept aside Czech Republic 4-1 to establish itself as most likely to progress from the group.
However, while the Borussia Dortmund ace was aware of the experience their opponents boast in their ranks, he nonetheless underlined his side’s desire to take all three points.
“Russia has a lot of experience and they are the favourites in this game. But we have the fans behind us and we want to win this match.”
Piszczek has become well acquainted with Tuesday’s nominated referee Wolfgang Stark from his time in the Bundesliga and ended by insisting he was the right official for the fixture.
“I know referee Wolfgang Stark from the Bundesliga. I think he is a good referee and we should not suffer from his decisions,” Piszczek concluded.