Wales had a ball on their previous visit to
France but this trip was not quite so enjoyable. If facing the world champions was not daunting enough, playing more than an hour with 10 men was always going to be a gruelling exercise. Didier Deschamps was able to flaunt his embarrassment of riches as Kylian Mbappé, Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembélé earned victory but, strange as it may sound, Wales will point to plenty of positives.
Griezmann’s strike was a beauty and, if it is any consolation, Wales lost their final warm-up game before their historic Euro 2016 campaign by the same scoreline against
Sweden. Ultimately Neco Williams’ harsh red card helped France activate cruise control in Nice.