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Legia Warsaw and the Champions League: an unexpected success

December 8, 2016 · by Rightbankwarsaw | in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Photo: Bartek Syta It couldn’t have started any worse.  Legia Warsaw, Poland’s first representative in the Champions League group stage in 20 years, kicked off their grand adventure at home to Borussia Dortmund in mid-September.  Instead of a gutsy performance Legia succumbed to a 6-0 thumping in such an embarrassing fashion that they sacked their […]

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