He could've been killed.
Being British, we can all agree that there's nowt wrong with a good, firm tackle. Y'know, just to let your opponent know your 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 belief 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
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