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25 June 2016 866 comments
Paul Paul
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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, 1 month ago

    Anyone else got 4 x Wales?

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      2 here

    2. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Who you got?

      1. Jay_
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Hennessey, Chester, Ramsey, Bale

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          This

    3. AlCapwnUK
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Bale, Ramsey here

    4. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

      With WC still active

    5. Zombie
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Chester, Naylor, Ramsey, Bale 😆

  2. Eden Azzzar
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Only Gaz

    1. Eden Azzzar
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Reply fail *sigh*

  3. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Sub the keeper, I want my CS

  4. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Ouch Fabs

    1. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Twas nothing.

  5. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Clattenburg needs to get a grip here...

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Milik down

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Done his ankle

  7. TheBusDriver
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Milik, do something you useless betch.

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Did his ankle

    2. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      *bitch

      1. Jazz!
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Ban

        1. La Roja
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          ter

          1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            ste

            1. La Roja
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              ward

        2. Epic Fail
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          The censors allow it so it's fine 😎

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      The cream will always rise to the top

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

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

  8. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Milik about to boil over

    1. La Vida Latte
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Did he blastthecowsky?

  9. Sauzée
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Glik and Pazdan are superb.

    1. La Vida Latte
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

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

  10. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      20 minutes left to go.

  11. Sauzée
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    SEFEROVIC IS STILL ON.

  12. 11 Angry Men
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month 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.
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Well are you watching womens volleyball?

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Take the red pill, everything will be back to normal

    3. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Which game are you watching?

      1. 11 Angry Men
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

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

    4. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Match day one ?

    5. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      What game are you watching?

    6. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      It is macdonalds after all.

  13. M.A.G
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Save of the tournament ?

  14. Jay_
    10 years, 1 month ago

    What a save

  15. TheBusDriver
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    what a save

  16. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    What a damn save!!!

  17. AlCapwnUK
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Hell of a save

  18. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Fab !

  19. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    YJB

  20. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Fabulous Fabianski

  21. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Flappyhandski

  22. Huddersfield
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

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

  23. TheBusDriver
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    what a shot

    1. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Vodka?

      1. Epic Fail
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Russia are out?

        1. Stats Don\'t Lie
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Zubrowka?

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Shooter

  24. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Blow the whistle ref

    I am bored

    1. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      You'll be more bored then.

  25. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    What the heck!!!

  26. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Hand ball

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      This

  27. AlCapwnUK
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    One of the games of the tournament this

    1. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Hopefully all the knockout games will be great 🙂

      1. Epic Fail
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

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

    2. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Hopefully plenty of the knockout games will be like this!

  28. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Damn it!!!

  29. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Forwards are all crap in Euro 16

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      7 clean sheets, 2 goals for me so far !

  30. La Vida Latte
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Will my tripple polish defence pay off?

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Hopefully

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      You will clean up mate

    3. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Fair play!

    4. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Ask me in 10 minutes.

      1. La Vida Latte
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Nooooooooo!

    5. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Not now you've mentioned it.

      1. Epic Fail
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        See.

    6. VS10_
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      No

    7. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Oops