The tournament hosts wasted a number of chances to take the lead against the minnows but the Atletico Madrid attacker scored an 89th minute header to give them all three points
Antoine Griezmann and Dimitri Payet both scored late goals to give France a 2-0 win over minnows Albania and book their place in the knockout rounds of Euro 2016 on Wednesday evening.
The Atletico Madrid forward, initially named as a substitute, headed home with just a minute of normal time remaining after Adil Rami's superb cross from the right flank, and Payet added his second goal of the tournament with a terrific injury-time finish to confirm his side's victory.