The main flashpoint occurred in the dying embers of stoppage time when Olise was wiped out by a lunging challenge. Deschamps was adamant that only the winger's quick reflexes prevented a long-term layoff. He added: "About the tackle on Michael, if he doesn't jump, he can break his leg! We're in a friendly match... aggressiveness is okay, we know what it is, but it goes a little beyond that.
"It (the match) was very aggressive. You know it as well as I do, South American teams are like that. Knowing that there's no VAR helps that a bit, especially on that last action, the last tackle on Michael Olise... luckily he jumped, otherwise he'd only have one leg left!"