Poland vs. Portugal lineups, expected starting XI, confirmed team news: Ronaldo will continue his dominance of the Nations League

Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal will be hoping to continue their strong start to another UEFA Nations League season when they travel to Warsaw to face Poland on Saturday.

Having finished just one point shy of reaching the last four in the last edition of the competition, they are a perfect two-for-two in the 2024/25 edition with wins over Croatia and Poland. Cristiano Ronaldo's two goals now put him in first place at the top of League A with five other players.

Poland picked up an away win over Scotland while losing to Croatia and now have their first win on home soil.

Get the latest team news and projected lineups below.

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Poland vs. Portugal lineups, expected starting XI, team news

News about the Polish team

While goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny After leaving his club career behind to play as a substitute for Barcelona, ​​he is still retired from the national team. Bartlomiej Dragowski A Panathinaikos substitute would have been an option, but he withdrew from the squad due to injury.

As for injuries, up front Arkadiusz Milik is still recovering from his torn ACL and is not expected back until early 2025. Gaziantep midfielder Kacper Kozlowski will have to wait for his first international match after suffering an injury that forced him to withdraw.

Poland predicted XI (5-3-2, right to left): Skorupski (TW) – Kaminski, Kiwior, Bednarek, Dawidowicz, Zalewski – Szymanski, Urbanski, Zielinski – Bogusz, Lewandowski.

Full Polish squad:

Goalkeeper: Marcin Bulka, Bartosz Mrozek, Lukasz Skorupski, Kacper Trelowski.
Defender: Jan Bednarek, Bartosz Bereszynski, Pawel Dawidowicz, Jakub Kiwior, Kamil Piatkowski, Tymoteusz Puchacz, Sebastian Walukiewicz.
Midfielder: Michael Ameyaw, Przemyslw, Frankowski, Jakub Kaminski, Baartosz Kapustka, Jakub Moder, Maxi Oyedele, Jakub Piotrowski, Sebastian Szymanski, Kacper Urbanski, Nicola Zalewski, Piotr Zielinski.
Forward: Robert Lewandowski, Krzysztof Piatek, Karol Swiderski.

News about the Portuguese team

Experienced defender Pepe retired after the 2024 European Championships and is no longer an option for the defense. It is neither Goncalo Inacio from Sporting CP, who had to leave the squad due to a stroke.

There were two surprising omissions from the squad Raphael Guerrero And Danilo Pereirawho both have over 60 international caps and are experienced Selecao players. Danilo, 33, has moved to a Saudi Pro League club and is understandably left out of the squad, while Guerrero has seen limited playing time since joining Bayern Munich.

Portugal predicted XI (4-3-3, right to left): Costa (TW) – Cancelo, A. Silva, Dias, Mendes – B. Silva, Palhinha, Fernandes – Ronaldo, Jota, Leao.

Full Portuguese squad:

Goalkeeper: Diogo Costa, Rui Silva, Ricardo Velho.
Defender: Tomas Araujo, Joao Cancelo, Diogo Dalot, Ruben Dias, Nuno Mendes, Nelson Semedo, Antonio Silva, Renato Veiga.
Midfielder: Samu Costa, Bruno Fernandes, Joao Neves, Ruben Neves, Otavio, Joao Palhinha, Bernardo Silva, Vitinha.
Forward: Francisco Conceicao, Joao Felix, Diogo Jota, Rafael Leao, Pedro Neto, Cristiano Ronaldo, Francisco Trincao.

When does Poland play Portugal? start?

This UEFA Nations League match will take place at Narodowy Stadium In Warsaw, Poland and starts at 8:45 p.m. local time on Saturday, October 12th.

This is how this period is reflected in some of the most important areas of the world:

Poland vs Portugal live stream, TV channel

Here's how you can watch this UEFA Nations League match in select areas of major regions around the world: