Euro 2016: France 2-1 Republic of Ireland: 5 Talking Points

French players celebrate Antoine Griezmann's second goal
French players celebrate Antoine Griezmann’s second goal

#4 Antoine Griezmann delivers the goods with a brace

Antoine Griezmann Dimitri Payet

The French fans were desperate for their strikers to rise to the occasion and inspire their side to a comeback. Antoine Griezmann responded in style, planting a fabulous header from Bacary Sagna’s cross into the far corner to level matters. He was at it again three minutes later, when Olivier Giroud’s beautiful knockdown into the path of the Atletico Madrid forward was pounced upon and finished off confidently to send the fans into delirium.

It was a Man-of-the-Match display from Griezmann, which further added substance to the notion that the 25-year-old has all the attributes to be the leader of the French line in the years to come.

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