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

#5. Dream debut for Jonathan Ikone

Ikone moved from the Paris Saint Germain Academy in search fo regular first-team football
Ikone moved from the Paris Saint Germain Academy in search fo regular first-team football

The 21-year-old got 10 assists and 3 goals in Lille's campaign last season and his impressive performances caught Deschamps' eye. The attacker replaced Kingsley Coman to make his debut for the senior national men's side, coming on only in the 77th minute.

He made an impression in his early minutes carrying the ball forward and into the box; almost getting a shot away before it was nicked away for a corner. But it wasn't his moment, yet.

The debutant bagged his first goal for the French senior side in the 85th-minute from a similar move but this time he kept his cool to slot the ball into the goal. We only saw a glimpse of the Lille forward, but he's yet another who's making waves in France and we could possibly see more of him when France take on Andorra next.

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