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'It's nice to see him on such a level' – Deschamps praises Coman after France brace

France coach Didier Deschamps praised Kingsley Coman's performance in a comfortable 4-1 win over Albania in Euro 2020 qualifying on Saturday.

Coman struck twice at the Stade de France to go with goals from Olivier Giroud and Jonathan Ikone, while Antoine Griezmann missed a penalty as the hosts cruised to victory in Group H.

The goals were the Bayern Munich attacker's first at international level since March 2016 and Deschamps was happy with the 23-year-old's performance.

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"It's been a while since he's with us. He was there before the Euros [in 2016] and before, younger," he said, via L'Equipe.