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Arsenal midfielder misses penalty as Poland beat Switzerland

Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka missed from the spot as Poland beat Switzerland 5-4 on penalties in the round of 16 knockout tie at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Etienne.

Poland made a bright start to the game and should have got an early opening goal, after Milik missed from 18 yards out, although he had an open net to score.

The pressure kept coming and Robert Lewandowski had a shot blocked from a tight angle.

It took the Swiss more than 6 minutes to finally have a spell of possession. Xherdan Shaqiri had a promising burst, of which, resulting in a decent half-chance for Dzemaili, who from 12 yards out rippled the side-netting.