Updated On: 25 June, 2021 07:54 AM IST | St Petersburg | AFP
Needing a victory to reach the last 16, Poland came from two goals down to equalise as Lewandowski scored twice in the Group E game in Saint Petersburg. But Viktor Claesson`s 94th-minute winner extinguished Polish hopes and condemned Paulo Sousa`s side to a group stage exit

Robert Lewandowski. Pic/AFP
Poland striker Robert Lewandowski said it was tough to accept his team`s group stage elimination at Euro 2020 on Wednesday following a dramatic 3-2 loss to Sweden.
Needing a victory to reach the last 16, Poland came from two goals down to equalise as Lewandowski scored twice in the Group E game in Saint Petersburg. But Viktor Claesson`s 94th-minute winner extinguished Polish hopes and condemned Paulo Sousa`s side to a group stage exit, the same fate the country suffered at the 2018 World Cup. "Of course it hurts.