N'Golo Kante reckons France's 2-1 opening win over Romania in the Euro 2016 opener proves that there will be no easy games for the tournament hosts in Group A.
Didier Deschamps' charges needed a 89th minute winner from West Ham United's Dimitri Payet after Bogdan Stancu's penalty canceled out Olivier Giroud's opener.
The partisan French crowd at the Stade de France were almost left frustrated by a resilient Romanian outfit but Payet stepped up and netted a sensational goal that sent the crowd into a celebratory mood.
Payet's goal was enough to see off the gritty Romanians and Kante is relieved to have gotten their campaign off to a winning start, but knows that Les Bleus must improve if they are to mount a serious challenge for the European crown.
"The first opening match, it was not an easy game against a good team from Romania," Kante told reporters.
"It was important to win, we did tonight and that is the thing to remember.
"We had no particular pressure. At the beginning of the game, they had chances, but we were able to reach, we managed to score first and win. We have to continue because other matches will not be easy.
"We know that this is a competition, it is not friendly matches, there will be nothing easy.
"The most important thing is the victory. We must now plan on the next game and play a better way.
"We knew it was going to be complicated, but this is a team that is confident and we demonstrated that today.
"First we will enjoy tonight and for the next matches, we'll try show a better face even if the win is the most important."
The Leicester City midfielder also mentioned that he was not surprised by Payet's stunning goal, because the French team have seen him do it throughout their Euro 2016 preparations.
"Dimitri, we know him, he had a great season. Today, he made an assist and scored a goal, we hope it will continue like that." Kante added.
France have five days to prepare for their second Group A match against Albania. A win at the Stade Velodrome will see France take a huge step towards the next round.