He could have been killed.
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.
https://twitter.com/Half_A_Goal/status/746709980741537792
https://twitter.com/Boxofficefooty/status/746709792933167104
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.
https://twitter.com/RBairner/status/746708395982458884
https://twitter.com/GazOUX11GB/status/746709798712913920
https://twitter.com/Ahm3dK/status/746708406602502144
https://twitter.com/MrGaryRaymond/status/746708221633626112
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
https://twitter.com/Sie_the_donkey/status/746708425514561536
https://twitter.com/rhysforbes2708/status/746708374801223681
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?
