Antoine Griezmann misses late sitter for France as Adrien Rabiot sends transfer message

France continued their winless start to Group A in the Nations League with a 1-1 draw against Croatia on Monday night.

Didier Deschamps made a 10 changes to the side that lost 2-1 to Denmark at the Stade de France last time out as Aurelien Tchouameni was the only one to keep his place in the starting XI. However, Les Bleus were unable to produce a much-improved performance as they were held in by Croatia in Split.

Someone who did impress, however, was Adrien Rabiot, who scored France's opening goal with an excellent curling effort from the edge of the box. He was played through on goal by Wissam Ben Yedder before calmly slotting the ball with his left foot beyond a hapless Dominik Livakovic.

Rabiot also looked composed in possession and showed signs of why Manchester United and Chelsea are reportedly interested in signing him this summer. The 27-year-old could be allowed to leave Juventus with Paul Pogba expected to re-join the club from the Red Devils and Rabiot did no harm with his chances of finding a new side with his performance for his nation.

He also completed four successful dribbles, made three tackles and completed 25 passes throughout the game. Rabiot, who usually plays in a midfield two, featured on the left flank for his country with Tchouameni and Mateo Guendouzi deployed as the central midfield pairing instead.

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