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- It's obvious that I would like to play in every game, but this season I've played them so many that one-game absence won't be harmful, on the contrary, it will help me. The most important thing for me is to be ready for the first blast of the whistle of UEFA EURO 2016. We don't focus on last friendlies anymore, now we focus only on a good performance at the tournament which will be held here, on French soil - Robert Lewandowski said. The player was also asked about the accompanying pressure ahead of the EURO 2016 and the first game against Northern Ireland.

- First of all, I do not fear the pressure. Players always have to handle the pressure. We must learn how to handle it properly and effectively. Mental preparation is very important. We should not forget that we played in the qualifiers to reach this tournament in France. And as we are here, we would like to show our best side - he added.

In Monday's match against Lithuania, Kamil Grosicki suffered an ankle injury and it's not sure he will be fit for the first match of the Championship. Few days earlier it was confirmed that another player of the Polish national team playing on the left side, Maciej Rybus, would miss the finals with a shoulder injury - It's never easy for the team to be weakened by loosing players due to injuries. However, we have a 23-man squad and everyone is waiting for the chance. I am sure that everybody will do their best. We know that the upcoming matches will be difficult. We are to play in the final tournament of the European Championship, there are no weak opponents. We have to give not 90%, but 100% or more to make this a great European Championship. We will not give up - Lewandowski assured.

"Find a way to eliminate Lewandowski supply line and everything will be fine" - it's a key message spread by the German press in recent days - I think these are media provocations, I know that everyone wants to help its team. However, I don't think that the Polish national team depends solely on me. We all know that in the last match against Finland, in which I also did not play, goals were not a problem - the team scored few goals, without conceding any goal - he remarked.

- Who are the EURO 2016 favourites? If France will handle the pressure and expectation that come with being in charge of the EURO 2016 hosts, they may go far. Germany team performs well at tournaments. They have had some mixed results in their warm-up matches but once this tournament gets started they will give their best. Now, there is no point in talking about the favourites. What actually matters is who will win on the pitch, and not now, on a piece of paper – the Polish national team captain finished.