Poznan does have a certain ring to it for Ireland fans, even if the memories are not quite as happy as Stuttgart in 88 or Italy in 1990.

The Boys in Green are back in the city for the first time since Euro 2012 to take on Poland and we will bring you pre-game analysis and live updates from the game on Off The Ball tonight. Ex-Ireland midfielder Stephen Reid will analyse the match at the final whistle.

Commentator Dave McIntyre will be speaking to Ireland manager Martin O'Neill before the game and we will bring you that interview tonight before kick-off.

Not quite the same as last summer, serious chill in the air too. Updates from Pol Ire on @offtheball from 7. pic.twitter.com/e7r2ZtpTRq

— David McIntyre (@DaveMcIntyreNT) November 19, 2013

There are some major ties across Europe tonight with France fighting for their World Cup lives against Ukraine and Sweden's second leg clash against Portugal in Stockholm.

Sports journalist Gabriel Marcotti will be on the show tonight to review these monumental ties later tonight.

Domestically, new Derry City manager Roddy Collins and Stuey Byrne will be handing out their end-of-season League of Ireland awards tonight while Roddy will talk about his new job with the Candystripes.

The Guardian's Amy Lawrence will talk to Joe Molloy about the worrying case of French footballer Zahir Belhounis who is trapped in Qatar because the country will not let him leave.

And in the week that former Boston Celtic draft pick Len Bias would have turned 50, Off The Ball will speak to legendary Boston Globe sportswriter Bob Ryan about a player who died of a cocaine overdose when he was on the cusp of becoming the next big thing. His story told in the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary Without Bias.

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