Volleyball: Poland beat Portugal in European championship opener

Poland defeated Portugal 3-1 on home turf in their opening game of the Men's European Volleyball Championship on Thursday.

Poland's Michał Kubiak (left) in action against Portugal on Thursday.

Photo: PAP/Łukasz Gągulski

The Poles, who are reigning world champions, will take on Serbia in their next match in Kraków, southern Poland, on Saturday.

🇵🇱Polska - 🇵🇹Portugalia 3:1 Pierwszy mecz, pierwsza wygrana. Były trudności, które zresztą zawczasu zapowiadał trener, ale to pierwszy krok w #EuroVolleyM 💪 pic.twitter.com/OxDrnnAHIH

— POLSKA SIATKÓWKA (@PolskaSiatkowka) September 2, 2021

Poland is jointly hosting the 2021 EuroVolley championships, which are also being held in the Czech Republic, Estonia and Finland from September 1 to 19.

Udany początek mistrzostw Europy w wykonaniu @PolskaSiatkowka ! #EuroVolleyM 🔻 https://t.co/6y7Uc8Qbry

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) September 2, 2021

The Polish team, under Belgian coach Vital Heynen, reached the quarterfinals of the volleyball tournament at this summer's Tokyo Olympics, where it was knocked out by eventual gold medal winners France.

Vital Heynen zabrał glos po wygranej z Portugalią na inaugurację mistrzostw Europy #EuroVolleyM 🔻https://t.co/c0QYkn42yo

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) September 3, 2021

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Source: TVP, polskieradio24