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25 June 2016 866 comments
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After a couple of days’ break, Euro 2016 returns with a trio of matches as the knockout stages get underway.

First up at two o’clock, Switzerland take on Poland for a place in the quarter-finals.

Both sides arrive in Saint Etienne unbeaten over the group stages. Top scorers in qualifying, Poland have struggled for a cutting edge in the final third and found the net on just two occasions, with star man Robert Lewandowski failing to register a single attempt on target so far.

Adam Nawalka’s troops have been far more impressive at the back, though, and, along with Group C opponents Germany, were one of only two teams to serve up a trio of clean sheets so far.

The Swiss have also scored just twice, with frontman Haris Seferovic particularly culpable – he fired five efforts on target in the group stages yet was unable to get amongst the goals and was dropped for Breel Embolo in the final group match with France.

At the other end of the pitch, Vladimir Petkovic’s side defence will be buoyed by that clean sheet against the hosts as they look to prevail and clinch a place against Croatia or Portugal in the next round.

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  1. Jay_
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone else got 4 x Wales?

    1. La Roja
      10 years, 4 months ago

      2 here

    2. Epic Fail
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Who you got?

      1. Jay_
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Hennessey, Chester, Ramsey, Bale

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          10 years, 4 months ago

          This

    3. AlCapwnUK
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Bale, Ramsey here

    4. Hotdogs for Tea
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

      With WC still active

    5. Zombie
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Chester, Naylor, Ramsey, Bale 😆

  2. Eden Azzzar
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Only Gaz

    1. Eden Azzzar
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Reply fail *sigh*

  3. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Sub the keeper, I want my CS

  4. Hotdogs for Tea
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Ouch Fabs

    1. Epic Fail
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Twas nothing.

  5. Stats Don\'t Lie
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Clattenburg needs to get a grip here...

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Milik down

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Done his ankle

  7. TheBusDriver
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Milik, do something you useless betch.

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Did his ankle

    2. Epic Fail
      10 years, 4 months ago

      *bitch

      1. Jazz!
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Ban

        1. La Roja
          10 years, 4 months ago

          ter

          1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
            10 years, 4 months ago

            ste

            1. La Roja
              10 years, 4 months ago

              ward

        2. Epic Fail
          10 years, 4 months ago

          The censors allow it so it's fine 😎

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      10 years, 4 months ago

      The cream will always rise to the top

    4. 11 Angry Men
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 4 months ago

      I hope the Milik does not go off....

  8. Hotdogs for Tea
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Milik about to boil over

    1. La Vida Latte
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Did he blastthecowsky?

  9. Sauzée
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Glik and Pazdan are superb.

    1. La Vida Latte
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Tripple polish defence here... biting my nails now...

  10. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Wish I had the courage now to stick with triple Poland defence! 🙁

    1. Les Bleus
      10 years, 4 months ago

      20 minutes left to go.

  11. Sauzée
    10 years, 4 months ago

    SEFEROVIC IS STILL ON.

  12. 11 Angry Men
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 4 months ago

    My mate has Schar and Sommerand McD app is saying that they both have a clean sheet and 13 points between them...am I watching the right game?

    1. Optimus.
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Well are you watching womens volleyball?

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Take the red pill, everything will be back to normal

    3. Epic Fail
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Which game are you watching?

      1. 11 Angry Men
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 4 months ago

        This app is from a different planet I think. Very poor.

    4. Hotdogs for Tea
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Match day one ?

    5. La Roja
      10 years, 4 months ago

      What game are you watching?

    6. George Sillett
      10 years, 4 months ago

      It is macdonalds after all.

  13. M.A.G
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Save of the tournament ?

  14. Jay_
    10 years, 4 months ago

    What a save

  15. TheBusDriver
    10 years, 4 months ago

    what a save

  16. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
    10 years, 4 months ago

    What a damn save!!!

  17. AlCapwnUK
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Hell of a save

  18. Debauchy
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Fab !

  19. Hotdogs for Tea
    10 years, 4 months ago

    YJB

  20. Stats Don\'t Lie
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Fabulous Fabianski

  21. La Roja
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Flappyhandski

  22. Huddersfield
    10 years, 4 months ago

    C'mon Blaszczy another goal and it will be fine .

  23. TheBusDriver
    10 years, 4 months ago

    what a shot

    1. Optimus.
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Vodka?

      1. Epic Fail
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Russia are out?

        1. Stats Don\'t Lie
          10 years, 4 months ago

          Zubrowka?

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Shooter

  24. Syd.
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Blow the whistle ref

    I am bored

    1. Epic Fail
      10 years, 4 months ago

      You'll be more bored then.

  25. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
    10 years, 4 months ago

    What the heck!!!

  26. Hotdogs for Tea
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Hand ball

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      10 years, 4 months ago

      This

  27. AlCapwnUK
    10 years, 4 months ago

    One of the games of the tournament this

    1. Jazz!
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Hopefully all the knockout games will be great 🙂

      1. Epic Fail
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Apart from the ones I don't watch. Hopefully them ones are terrible.

    2. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Hopefully plenty of the knockout games will be like this!

  28. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Damn it!!!

  29. Syd.
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Forwards are all crap in Euro 16

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      10 years, 4 months ago

      7 clean sheets, 2 goals for me so far !

  30. La Vida Latte
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Will my tripple polish defence pay off?

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Hopefully

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      10 years, 4 months ago

      You will clean up mate

    3. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Fair play!

    4. George Sillett
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Ask me in 10 minutes.

      1. La Vida Latte
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Nooooooooo!

    5. Epic Fail
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Not now you've mentioned it.

      1. Epic Fail
        10 years, 4 months ago

        See.

    6. VS10_
      10 years, 4 months ago

      No

    7. Hotdogs for Tea
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Oops