Arsenal players featured on both sides in the Euro 2016 qualifying match between Poland and Germany. Szczesny started the match for Poland, while Polish born Germany forward Lukas Podolski entered the fray with 12 minutes of the match left.
Szczesny was in inspired form, he kept Poland in the game time and time again. In a Germany dominated first-half he saved an early Müller shot and he also had his defenders to thank as they blocked many German efforts; including first-half shots from Müller, Bellarabi and Götze. Szczesny also had to make a first-half save of a Bellarbi shot.
Just six minutes into the second-half Poland made a huge step in the direction of beating Germany, with Milik scoring Poland's opening goal. Germany piled on the pressure, but Szczensy rose to it, making three crucial saves in the ten minutes after Poland's first goal. Szczesny's saves continued coming, Germany had no shortage in creating chances, finishing them was their problem. 20 minutes after the opening goal, Kramer made way for Julian Draxler for Germany. Over the past few days Draxler to Arsenal rumours have resurfaced, with some newspapers saying that the German will replace his compatriot Mesut Özil in January.
Draxler tried but he couldn't make the difference for the Germans. In the 77th minute the Polish goalscorer Milik came off for Mila and Andre Schurrle was replaced by Arsenal forward Lukas Podolski. Just minutes later, Podolski made his mark on the game, as his powerful shot beat his Arsenal teammate Szczensy, but couldn't beat the crossbar. Podolski's shot was inches away from levelling the match, but Mila's shot was enough to put the game out of Germany's grasp. He made in 2-0 in the 88th minute and gave Poland their first ever win over their noisy neighbours, Germany.
