MATCH THREAD: Rnd of 16 - Switzerland vs Poland - KO 14:00 (BBC)

[ijjysmith]

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Switzerland may name the same side that drew against France in their last game, which would mean 19-year-old forward Breel Embolo again starting.

Embolo, Valon Behrami, Fabian Schar and Granit Xhaka all start one booking away from a ban.

Poland remain without Wojciech Szczesny due to a thigh injury so Lukasz Fabianski is set to continue in goal.

Midfielder Bartosz Kapustka is suspended, having picked up a second booking in their final group game.

It's unchartered territory for Switzerland and Poland, who have both reached the knockout stage of a European Championship finals for the first time. In fact, prior to Euro 2016 Poland had never even won a game at the tournament. Now they both find themselves in the so-called "right half of the draw" and one of them will be the first country into the quarter-finals.

Poland's Robert Lewandowski top scored in qualifying with 13 goals but is yet to open his account in France. Indeed both Poland and Switzerland have each scored only twice in the tournament.

The two countries' attacking statistics may not be impressive to date but defensively they have both been resolute. Poland have been dogged at the back and are yet to concede, while Switzerland have conceded only once - from a penalty. It promises to be a cagey encounter.

 

[carlos21]

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Switzerland may name the same side that drew against France in their last game, which would mean 19-year-old forward Breel Embolo again starting.

Embolo, Valon Behrami, Fabian Schar and Granit Xhaka all start one booking away from a ban.

Poland remain without Wojciech Szczesny due to a thigh injury so Lukasz Fabianski is set to continue in goal.

Midfielder Bartosz Kapustka is suspended, having picked up a second booking in their final group game.

It's unchartered territory for Switzerland and Poland, who have both reached the knockout stage of a European Championship finals for the first time. In fact, prior to Euro 2016 Poland had never even won a game at the tournament. Now they both find themselves in the so-called "right half of the draw" and one of them will be the first country into the quarter-finals.

Poland's Robert Lewandowski top scored in qualifying with 13 goals but is yet to open his account in France. Indeed both Poland and Switzerland have each scored only twice in the tournament.

The two countries' attacking statistics may not be impressive to date but defensively they have both been resolute. Poland have been dogged at the back and are yet to concede, while Switzerland have conceded only once - from a penalty. It promises to be a cagey encounter.

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[BlueLlama]

Dullness ahead here, going for an extra time 1 -0 win for the Poles.

 

[Hungariansupport]

Come on Poland, wipe these out!

 

[polish]

COME ON!!!!!!!!!

Hope Krychowiak will cut Shaqiri in half.

 

[wm02]

Come on Poland. Bialy i czerwone

 

[ToffeeTim]

Koff Clattenberg.

And Koff Atkinson in next game.

You'd think Uefa are having a laugh here this afternoon.

 

[wm02]

Shoulda scored that

 

[polish]

Should have been 1-0. Koff Milik

 

[Goat]

Milik is utter dogturd.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Theses Swiss are dallying more at the back than a Martinez side.

 

[Gadfly]

Mark Lawrenson sounds like he hates football.

 

[ijjysmith]

That number 11 for Poland the one we've been linked to?

He looks woeful!

 

[Jamo Martinez]

Milik is utter dogturd.

I'll be honest, the few times I've seen him he's looked just that.

 

[ToffeeTim]

That number 11 for Poland the one we've been linked to?

He looks woeful!

Is it not Milik we were linked with?