Haraslin's multilingual skills helped Slovakia to get upper hand over Poland


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Group E - Poland v Slovakia - Saint Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia- June 14, 2021 Slovakia's Lukas Haraslin Pool via REUTERS/Kirill Kudryavtsev

BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovakia midfielder Lukas Haraslin's multilingual skills helped his team to frustrate Poland's attacking tactics during their opening Euro 2020 Group E win on Monday.

Haraslin was able to understand Poland's game plan after learning some Polish during his five-year stint with Lechia Gdansk.

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