“Spain is without a doubt the best team”

Didier Deschampscoach of the French national team analyzed the match with Portugal. The match in which the Gauls won the penalty shootout and advanced to the semi-finals, where They will face Spain on Tuesday at 21:00. The coach admitted without hesitation that Luis de la Fuente’s team is the best in the Eurocup so far.

Lots of suffering in the match, from 1 to 10?

“First of all, calm down. Always calm down. This is football. There were big emotions, but then when we celebrated with the fans. France is in the semi-finals again in a great competition. For me, it is a great pleasure tonight because of the quality of the group of players that I have both on a sporting and human level.”

Watching Spain’s matches means congratulating them

Deschamps

Spain, in the semi-finals

“Without a doubt, they are the best team. I have seen several games. They are doing very good things, but we need to recover well and look for a place in the final. We will fight as always. Looking at the Spanish team, congratulations are in order.”

Mbappe looked tired and that’s not easy. I saw him struggling in the first half of extra time.

Deschamps

Mbappe’s change

“He looked tired and it’s not easy. I saw him struggling in the first half of extra time. It didn’t make sense to let him play, even if there were penalties. Kylian was always honest with me, with the group and it seemed normal to have some freshness.”

Reach the semi-finals

“I already enjoyed playing in the quarter-finals, and we will enjoy the semi-finals even more. It becomes a habit, but we should not underestimate the importance of it.”