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Lewandowski’s penalty style criticised by Maignan after Barcelona striker scores for Poland against France

Robert Lewandowski’s penalty style has been criticised by France goalkeeper Mike Maignan after Tuesday’s 1-1 draw between the two sides at Euro 2024.

Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring for Les Bleus, but Lewandowski hit back from the spot to salvage a point for Poland and deny France top spot in the group.

Yet Lewandowski’s penalty had to be retaken after Maignan saved the first effort but was then penalised by the referee for being off his line.

Lewandowski slår fotbollshistoriens töntigaste straffar. pic.twitter.com/OWRLl4iPQ9

— Martin Aghassi (@martinaghassi) June 25, 2024

The Barcelona striker went on to score the retake, after his traditional stuttered run-up, but the kick did not go down well with the stopper.