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The quarter-finals kick off on Friday afternoon, when the survivors of manic Monday meet in St Petersburg. Switzerland beat world champions France in a dramatic encounter in Romania in the last 16. After taking an early lead and then missing their chance to double it from the penalty spot, Switzerland had to fight back from 3-1 down to take the game to extra time before eventually winning on penalties. Next up is a meeting with Spain, in which Switzerland will have to do without the services of captain Granit Xhaka. The Arsenal midfielder received his second yellow card of the tournament on Monday night, so Denis Zakaria will have to deputise alongside Remo Freuler. Switzerland manager Vladimir Petkovic must also decide whether to stick with Silvan Widmer at right wing-back or recall Kevin Mbabu to the XI. Other than that, the Switzerland team largely picks itself. In the Spain camp, David De Gea recovered from a thigh injury sustained in training to take his place on the bench in their 5-3 extra-time win over Croatia, meaning Luis Enrique has a full squad for the quarter-final. José Gayà deputised for Jordi Alba at left-back in Monday’s entertaining encounter in Copenhagen, but Alba is expected to return. Eric García is likely to continue alongside Aymeric Laporte at the heart of the defence, however Enrique has a decision to make up front. Ferran Torres started against Croatia and played an important role but Dani Olmo impressed off the bench, with the pair in competition to join Álvaro Morata and Pablo Sarabia in the frontline. Prediction: Switzerland 1-2 Spain