French media verdict: We took a hell of a beating in the last ten minutes

'Either France didn’t have time to get their legs back, or they left their ideas at home'

France's Benjamin Pavard celebrates scoring the winner

“The Blues trembled until the end,” ran the post-match headline on Le Figaro’s minute-by-minute match report as France edged past Ireland in Dublin to take a maximum six points from their opening two Euro 2024 qualifiers.

Following their bravura 4-0 performance against Netherlands on Friday much had been expected of France at the Aviva. In the end, their good fortune and oddly sombre night’s work were a common theme.