Russell Martin says Scotland must show more passion and intensity in the match against France than they did in the 1-0 defeat to Italy.

Gordon Strachan's team take on the Euro 2016 hosts in Metz after failing to register a shot on target during Sunday's friendly in Malta and now take on the Euro 2016 hosts

And Martin recognises that his side will have to drastically improve if they are to be victorious against Didier Deschamps' men.

He said: "It will be a step up in terms of intensity and tempo because they are obviously the home nation.

"It's going to be a great atmosphere, they have sold it out, and it will be a little taster of what the atmosphere is going to be like at the Euros. So we need to be at it from the start, it's as simple as that.

"It's a different system [to Italy]. France have probably got a little bit more flair in attack, but probably not as good defensively as the Italians.

"So it's a different test but it's against a formation we have played against many times so we have to go there and be prepared, and we need to try and impose our own game a little bit more than we did on Sunday night, in terms of getting on the ball, and movement, and keeping the ball a bit better and hopefully getting a few chances ourselves. So we will go there and we'll have a go.

"It will be an extremely tough game and we need to take into account who we are playing against, but hopefully on Saturday we put on a better show with the ball and keep that spirit and doggedness without it."

Qualification for the 2018 World Cup in Russia stars later this year and Martin says the lessons gleaned from playing some of the continent's top teams must stay with them heading into the new campaign.

He said: "This will get us ready physically and mentally.

"We learned a lot on Sunday night about a different formation. And especially this time of year, you don't want to be coming away and playing friendlies that don't have any meaning.

"I know we've not qualified but these teams are gearing up for the European Championship and we are playing against top teams, so we have to be up and at it or else we are going to be on the receiving end of some wrong results.

"These are the teams you want to be testing yourselves against because, once the qualifiers come around, we are going to be playing against teams of this calibre, and we need to make sure we have got a chance of qualifying."