Scotland v Poland: Robert Lewandowski may be rested for Hampden friendly

Poland say they will make a late call on whether captain Robert Lewandowski will feature in Thursday's friendly with Scotland at Hampden Park.

The Poles are preparing for a World Cup play-off final against Sweden or Czech Republic next Tuesday.

Bayern Munich star Lewandowski, 33, is his country's record scorer with 74 goals in 128 appearances.

Scotland captain Andy Robertson and striker Lyndon Dykes miss out due to Covid and injury, respectively.

Aaron Hickey — one of five potential Scotland debutants — also missed training on Wednesday with illness.

Fellow defender Craig Halkett, forward Ross Stewart and goalkeepers Zander Clark and Liam Kelly could win first caps, with up to six substitutes permitted.

Czeslaw Michniewicz takes charge of Poland for the first time and the new manager was asked if fans would see Lewandowski, who scored twice on his previous visit to Hampden in 2015.

«We do consider the fans wishes and they will see Robert Lewandowski,» he said. «But will they see him on the pitch or on the bench? That's a different story.

»We're going to decide that tomorrow, but the fans will definitely see Lewandowski tomorrow, so they can say the money they've paid out on tickets was money well spent. I know they're a bit tight-fisted in Scotland."

Over 35,000 tickets for the game in Glasgow have already been bought with £10 from each sale going to support Unicef's efforts in Ukraine.

Scotland had been due to play Ukraine this week, but the World Cup play-off semi-final has been postponed until June. Poland got a bye to their final after Russia were thrown out of the qualifiers.

If Lewandowski is risked, Scotland must be wary of a «phenomenal» talent, warns Scott McTominay.

The Manchester United midfielder likened the Bayern