European Championship hosts France kicked off their preparations for this summer’s tournament on home soil with a 3-2 win over Cameroon at the Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes on Monday.
Didier Deschamps’ men ultimately saw off their African opponents thanks to goals from Blaise Matuidi, Olivier Giroud and a spectacular late winner from Dimitri Payet. However, as the final score suggests, it was a close-run thing, and Les Lions Indomptables twice pegged the French back.
There was plenty for Les Bleus to be encouraged by over the course of the 90 minutes.