Didier Deschamps had announced him "fit and available" to challenge Australia, it was finally from the bench that Raphaël Varane (29 years old, 87 caps) witnessed the start of the Blues.
Remained on the sidelines during the entire match won against the Socceroos (4-1), Tuesday evening, the vice-captain of the Blues - who lacked one or two full training sessions with the team - no longer played the least minute since his hamstring injury against Chelsea (0-0) on October 22.
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