Thursday 8 October 2015 10:20, UK
Robert Lewandowski hopes he will not receive the same treatment from Scotland players again when his Poland side travel to Hampden Park on Thursday.
A strong blocked tackle from Gordon Greer caused a fierce reaction from Bayern Munich striker Lewandowski last October, when Scotland drew 2-2 in Warsaw.
Referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco from Spain failed to give Greer a booking for the tackle, and Lewandowski hopes Thursday's official Viktor Kassai will be more diligent.
"I hope the situation on Thursday is not the same as in Warsaw because after that foul by Greer I couldn't run," said Lewandowski.
"I hope the referee will be more diligent this time. It's no secret I blame the referee for what happened in the last game.
"The ref was at fault for what happened in Warsaw. Let's just hope this situation won't happen again in Glasgow."
The 27-year-old Bayern man is on a superb run of form at present, scoring 19 goals already this season and 12 in his last four games for his club.
Scotland centre-back Grant Hanley told reporters he would make his presence felt to Lewandowski "a wee bit" at the start of the match, but he remained unfazed.
Lewandowski said: "He'll get a fast yellow card if he introduces himself like that and then we will play directly towards him.
"I see the media speaking a lot about this battle on the pitch but I wouldn't be surprised if it was different and both the Scots and us focus on football."
Scotland manager Gordon Strachan has played down suggestions that the visitors will be facing an overly-physical side in Thursday's crucial 2016 Euro qualifier at Hampden Park.
Strachan, who has lost winger Ikechi Anya to a calf injury, used UEFA statistics to compare the physicality of both teams.
"I don't know the officials, or who is refereeing, I don't care," said Strachan.
"All I know is that over the tournament they have had about 30 per cent more fouls (given) against them than we have and more yellow cards than we have, so that is the reality. You can look it up."
In Group D, if third-placed Republic of Ireland lose at home to Germany on Thursday and to Poland in the final game, Scotland can clinch third place by taking four points from their remaining two games, against Poland and Gibraltar.
