But all is fine in the French camp today.
Ben Arfa will NOT be heading home, after threatening to walk out, and they all seem happy bunnies as they get set to face Spain.
Laurent Blanc: "There is no conflict. There were words exchanged after the game. There was a reaction. Some players were very angry. That is true.
"Certain things were said, we acted on those. People are worked up and angry after a defeat and there were raised voices.
"We took a bit of time to calm everyone down and coming back to Donetsk from Kiev to our base camp allowed us to do that and be a bit more at peace.
"It did delay us in terms of when we could start preparing for the game with Spain but you have priorities that have to be dealt with.
"But since Wednesday everything has been about working towards the game with Spain."
Apart from Mexes, Blanc has a full squad to choose from, with Samir Nasri and Franck Ribery shaking off knocks suffered against the Swedes.