We can all agree that there's nothing wrong with a good, firm tackle. You know, just to let your opponent know you're there.
Ideally though, you should try and win the ball - which isn't what happened here.
Facing arguably the world's finest striker in Robert Lewandowski, Switzerland's Fabian Schär nearly kicked the Bayern Munich man into next week.
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With many fearing for Lewandowski's life, he did (eventually) get back to his feet. As for Schär, he escaped with a yellow - much to the disbelief of many viewers.
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Others disagreed, claiming that a yellow was the right decision from Mark Clattenburg.
https://twitter.com/_MartialMagic/status/746708468883722240
https://twitter.com/TheBowMonster/status/746708910732623872
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Just in case you've not had enough of arguing over things in recent weeks, let us know what you think of the tackle. Was it a red or did the sight of Lewandowski quadruple somersaulting his way through the Saint Etienne air make it look worse than it was?
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