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Giroud still aiming to make history with France despite Euro 2020 delay blow

Olivier Giroud is still aiming to represent France at Euro 2020 and reach some personal milestones in international football, despite the tournament having been delayed by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The 33-year-old had a mixed season with Chelsea, having struggled for minutes in the first half of the campaign before breaking into the first team from January onwards, only for his efforts to be curtailed by the outbreak of Covid-19.

The lack of appearances at club level meant Giroud's place in Didier Deschamps' squad for the European Championships was under threat, before the tournament was put back to the summer of 2021 because of coronavirus.