Sweden 0-1 France: Five talking points as Kylian Mbappe's goal secures unconvincing win for Les Bleus | UEFA Nations League 2020/21

#3 Dayot Upamecano redeems himself after a rocky first half

Dayot Upamecano's debut for France was not so straight-forward

RB Leipzig's Dayot Upamecano earned his first cap with France on Saturday as he started in the new-look backline, with Didier Deschamps banishing his usual 4-2-3-1 set-up for an experimental 3-4-3. However, the night didn't start well for the youngster.

The centre-back went into the books in just the second minute for conceding a foul on Albin Ekdal, before giving away a free-kick in the 13th minute through another mistake as he hauled down Berg in haste.

The pressure of his senior debut was clearly getting on Upamecano's nerves as he lacked confidence on the ball and gave away possession cheaply. However, he returned from the break as a much better player.

For whatever reason, the 21-year-old looked more settled in the second half as his passes were more assured and accurate while his positioning was perfect too. He communicated well with the backline and was also sending across a few crosses forward to instigate an attack.

#4 Griezmann's woeful penalty summed up gutless night for French strikers

Both Giroud and Griezmann had a night to forget for France

Antoine Griezmann and Olivier Giroud have been at the heart of France's recent success, combining to terrific effect in the attacking vanguard and amassing plenty of goals.

The two stars were paired up again on Saturday to lead the line for France, but neither impressed. In fact, this was one of those rare occasions where both players had an absolute stinker.

Giroud was completely isolated upfront, devoid of service and uninterested in getting himself involved in the proceedings. He made only 38 touches in the match, the least amongst the French XI, while also failing to muster a single effort on target.

His counterpart, on the other hand, had initially dropped deep to get involved in creation but soon took up his natural position upfront, though he failed to cause any trouble for the Swedish defence. His last piece of action, however, perfectly summed up their woeful night.

Anthony Martial won a penalty in extra-time after being brought down inside the area by his Manchester United team-mate Victor Lindelof. Griezmann stepped up to take the spot-kick and vacuously blazed it into row Z.

#5 Back to the drawing board for Deschamps

France manager Didier Deschamps has plenty to reconsider and reflect upon

France manager Didier Deschamps tried to experiment with the line-up a bit, and you can tell that he wasn't satisfied with the end product. His team toiled for large spells of the match and besides Mbappe's match-winning goal, there were little positives to be drawn from the night.

With both strikers having been extremely underwhelming, maybe he could try starting the in-form Wissam Ben Yedder in place of any one of them against Croatia.

Another question that arises is why Eduardo Camavinga was not subbed on. With N'Golo Kante having minimal impact, Deschamps could've given the highly-rated youngster some minutes towards the end but the Rennais star was instead left to watch from the sidelines.

Meanwhile, Anthony Martial was a bright counterpoint to France's sordid attack, even winning the penalty kick after embarking on an amazing solo run. Starting him might inject some much-needed energy and vigour into the vanguard in the next match.