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Euro2016: West Ham ace Payet admits to emotional Marseille return wth France

Dimitri Payet was over the moon after scoring for France at his former home ground in Marseille.

The West Ham United playmaker secured a 2-0 victory for Les Bleus with a quality finish in injury-time against Albania at Stade Velodrome.

Payet, 29, spent two seasons with Marseille before he moved to England and admitted it was a great thrill to hit the back of the net in another Man of the Match showing for France at Euro2016.

"It was a special feeling to come back here and it was a very emotional moment to score a goal," he said.

"I am very happy because we pushed hard in the second half and were rewarded. In the second half, we tried to work down the flanks more and we got more crosses in. That's why we were able to score."

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