Euro 2016: Last-16 berth in sight for Poland

Robert Lewandowski’s Poland take on already eliminated Ukraine on Tuesday in the final Group C match for both sides with a draw enough to take the Poles through to the knockout stages.

Even a defeat would suffice for coach Adam Nawalka’s side if Northern Ireland lose to Germany, who Poland held to a scoreless draw.

The Poles will look to fine-tune their attack as having scored 33 goals in qualifying, more than any other team, they have hit the net just once in two games at Euro 2016.

With Bayern Munich superstar Lewandowski yet to open his account, his strike partner Arkadiusz Milik stepped up against the Northern Irish to score their only tournament goal to date.

Despite Lewandowski’s second blank in a row against the Germans, Nawalka has praised his star man’s work ethic which he says is opening up more opportunities for Milik.

Germany will need at least one point Meanwhile, Thomas Mueller has defended Germany’s misfiring forwards ahead of their pivotal final Group C game against Northern Ireland.

The world champions will need at least a point from their last pool match in Paris to be sure of a place in the next round.

Northern Ireland need to win if they are to secure one of the two automatic qualifying spots. But with three points in the bag following Thursday’s 2-0 win over Ukraine, Michael O’Neill’s side could qualify as one of the four best third-place sides even if they lose. The win has given the side belief that they can hustle Germans out of their stride.