Football: Poland’s Lech Poznań beat Sweden's Djurgårdens 2-0 in Europa Conference League

Polish football champions Lech Poznań have beaten Swedish side Djurgårdens IF 2-0 at home in the first leg of the Europa Conference League round of 16.

Lech players celebrate scoring against Djurgårdens in Poznań on Thursday night.

Photo: PAP/Jakub Kaczmarczyk

Lech's Croatian defender Antonio Milić scored the opening goal of the match at the Municipal Stadium in the western Polish city of Poznań with a header in the 39th minute as the two sides continued their European campaign on Thursday.

39' ⚽️ 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐎𝐎𝐎𝐎𝐋!
_____#UECL | #LPODIF 1:0 pic.twitter.com/HehBgy3A0r

— Lech Poznań (@LechPoznan) March 9, 2023

Midfielder Filip Marchwiński doubled the score in the 82nd minute, bringing the Polish team closer to the Europa Conference League quarterfinals.

82' ⚽️ 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐎𝐎𝐎𝐎𝐋!
_____#UECL | #LPODIF 2:0 pic.twitter.com/4BM8ocTt5v

— Lech Poznań (@LechPoznan) March 9, 2023

Lech play Djurgårdens in the second leg next Thursday, March 16, in Stockholm, with kickoff at 6:45 p.m.

Lech Poznań świetnie spisał się w meczu z Djurgardens ! "Kolejorz" idzie jak burza w #ConferenceLeague #LPODJU https://t.co/IMqxmbHtad

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) March 9, 2023

Lech last month eliminated Norwegian side Bodø/Glimt in the Europa Conference League knockout round playoffs to move on to the competition's last 16.

The Polish side reached the knockout stages of the Europa Conference League after finishing runner-up in its Europa Conference League group in November.

🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/4Cjff5tu3J

— Lech Poznań (@LechPoznan) March 9, 2023

Lech in May last year won the Polish premier league championship for the eighth time.

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Source: PAP