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Lewandowski needs a goal

MARSEILLE, France -- Robert Lewandowski had just completed the third match of his Euro 2016 goal drought and, inevitably given the demand for instant results in this day and age, a mini-inquest began. It did not help that he had missed an early sitter for Poland in their win over Ukraine, the kind of chance he buries without a thought for Bayern Munich and -- usually -- his country. The concern was beginning to grow but, as they prepare for a quarterfinal with Portugal a week on, the post-match words of his manager Adam Nawalka stick in the mind.