Chelsea transfer target Aurelien Tchouameni scored his first senior international goal for France on Friday night as Les Bleus secured a 2-1 friendly win over Ivory Coast at the Velodrome in Marseille.
Didier Deschamps handed RB Leipzig striker Christoph Nkunku his debut and recalled Olivier Giroud, making his first appearance since the EURO 2020 finals, for the friendly. Nicholas Pepe opened the scoring for the visitors with a fine effort midway through the first half before Giroud’s header quickly cancelled out any advantage. Chances fell to both sides in the second period but it was left to 22-year-old Tchouameni, making his eighth appearance for Deschamps’ world champions, to score a dramatic late winner during injury time.
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