Having secured their first win of the 2016 UEFA European Championship at the first time of asking, beating Romania 2-1 at Stade de France in the opening match of the tournament, France’s attention will now turn towards remaining Group A opponents Albania and Switzerland.
After watching the Swiss beat the Albanians 1-0 in Lens on Saturday, Didier Deschamps and his players no doubt fear La Nati more than Kuq e Zinj Te, and the hosts will be grateful they will not face the former until their final group fixture.
Gianni De Biasi’s Albania showed enough against Switzerland to suggest they will once again be tricky opponents for Les Bleus but now that the French are back in competitive action after a lengthy absence during qualifying, they will be confident of beating Group A’s minnows.