France 4-1 Albania: 5 Talking Points

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Kingsley Coman scored a brace for France in their 4-1 win
Kingsley Coman scored a brace for France in their 4-1 win

#4. More of the same from Lucas Hernandez

Lucas Hernandez is proving to be quite player for club and country
Lucas Hernandez is proving to be quite player for club and country

One of the four Bayern Munich players who started the game, Lucas Hernandez had an absolute belter of a game. The left-back was able to maraud forward given Albania's willingness to cede possession, and he took full advantage.

He assisted Giroud's goal and was brought down in the box for a penalty that Griezmann missed. He was also heavily involved in the build-up to Kingsley Coman's second goal.

This isn't an unexpected performance from Hernandez, but given that he's just returning from a long term injury, an average performance from him wouldn't be too heavily criticised. However, the left-back didn't settle for less and slotted right back into the role he always played for France.

After repeatedly getting clobbered, he was eventually replaced by Everton's Lucas Digne, but he had already made his mark upon his return to the national side.

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