June 8, 2021 France's Olivier Giroud scoring the second goal [REUTERS]France substitute Olivier Giroud made the most of his time on the pitch with a double as the world champions beat Bulgaria 3-0 in their final Euro 2020 warm-up game after fellow forward Karim Benzema came off with a possible knee injury on Tuesday. Now we know what to expect, it's going to be much more difficult on the 15th (against Germany)," said Deschamps. The game was attended by 5,000 fans almost eight months after Les Bleus last played in front of a crowd versus Portugal. Griezmann had another chance but Naumov was on top form and the Bulgarian was at it again to deny Giroud from close range on the stroke of halftime. Deschamps made several changes during a quieter second half, with key midfielder Ngolo Kante being replaced by Thomas Lemar in the 65th minute.

Source: Standard Digital June 08, 2021 21:45 UTC