Adrien Rabiot hails ‘extraordinary’ Gianluigi Donnarumma after France’s 1-1 draw with Italy and was impressed with Roberto Mancini’s side.

The Azzurri had the best chances of the first half at the Stade de France, but Michael Olise broke the deadlock when his free kick went in off the underside of the bar.

Alessandro Bastoni robbed Como midfielder Lucas Da Cunha to score the equaliser, and both teams went at it to the bitter end, even after Dayot Upamecano’s red card.

“Italy played very well, we dominated at times and deserved to win, if not for an extraordinary Gigio who made three or four incredible saves,” Milan midfielder Rabiot told Sky Sport Italia.

“In terms of spirit, Italy were impressive, and this was not to be taken for granted after the first game against Belgium.”

The Azzurri were facing the possibility of Nations League relegation after that 2-0 home defeat, but came roaring back with a 4-1 success in Turkiye, then this strong performance in Paris.

It was the first goal conceded by Zinedine Zidane’s France since he took over, after back-to-back 1-0 away victories.

“We had lots of chances and I think we deserved more, which is also what the coach said in the dressing room, but we are happy with the approach. We pressed high, recovered the ball regularly in their half, which is what the coach asked of us.