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Football: Poland surpasses Croatia in UEFA club ranking

28.10.2023 10:12
A couple of good mid-week European performances by Legia and Raków allowed Poland to climb one place in the European club charts - and overtake the World Cup 3rd-place winner Croatia.
Raków Częstochowa walczy o pierwsze punkty w Lidze Europy
Raków Częstochowa walczy o pierwsze punkty w Lidze EuropyPAP/Zbigniew Meissner

Polish clubs did very well in their Thursday's matches in Europe. First, Raków Częstochowa unexpectedly managed to hold the Portuguese favourites Sporting Lisbon to a 1-1 draw at home in the Europa League. Soon after, Legia Warszawa defeated Bosnia's Zrinjski Mostar 2-1 away in the Europa Conference League, reclaiming the leader's position in group E after the 3rd round of games, topping Aston Villa, Zrinjski and AZ Alkmaar.

Meanwhile, the reigning Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb lost their Europa Conference League game against the Czech Republic's Viktoria Plzeň - which led to Poland overtaking Croatia and advancing to 20th position in the UEFA club ranking.

The next games of Raków and Legia in European cups will take place on November 9. The Polish champions will play away against Sporting, while Kosta Runjaić's players will face Zrinjski Mostar at home.

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Source: Sport.pl