Dungannon Swifts teenager Terry Devlin says facing the best young players in France has motivated him to take his own game to the next level.
Devlin, still only 18, made his Northern Ireland U21 debut in a 5-0 defeat to France U21s in Calais during the recent international window.
And despite the heavy defeat, the talented midfielder viewed it as an invaluable experience against some of France’s top young talent.