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International Friendly: France v Sweden

Didier Deschamps' men were disappointing in a 1-1 friendly draw against an ever-improving Albania in Rennes on Friday.

Albania - who hit the crossbar in the first half - were ahead by the break and France would have had no complaints if they extended their advantage.

"We'd have preferred to end the match [against Albania] with a victory, but we performed well," Lloris said.

"We were much more aggressive in the second half. We equalised and then weren't far away from scoring the decisive second goal.

"We are still on our trial run, so to speak. 

"Lots of different players are getting playing time, so there's plenty of rotation. 

"We also tried out a new system in the first half today. 

"We still have a fair amount of time to work, finalise the details, and to progress as a team in order to be ready for the Euro [2016 tournament]."

Instead France's best moments came from Griezmann and if given a second chance, Lacazette will be out to take it with both hands.

Erik Hamren's men could perhaps feel unlucky, given that it took until the 80th minute for Montenegro's Stevan Jovetic to cancel out Zlatan Ibrahimovic's early effort.

Ibrahimovic's goal was just his third for his country in 2014, but he will not feature against France after returning to PSG to recuperate.