VIDEO. Euro 2024: “We don't care if it's deserved or not, the important thing is to win”, reactions after France-Portugal

magictr | July 5, 2024 | Sport | No Comments

The joy of Maignan and Hernandez after the victory of the Blues. EPA – ROBERT GHEMENT

The players of the France team were obviously very happy with their qualification for the semi-finals of Euro 2024 after their victory on penalties (0-0, 5-3 tab) against Portugal, Friday June 5 in Hamburg.

Mike Maignan, goalkeeper of the French team (at beIN SPORTS microphone): “I'm happy, happy for everyone. It wasn't an easy match. There was a big nation in front. We knew it was going to be complicated. We were solid defensively, we made it difficult for them too. The mental strength made the difference, in the penalty shootout we didn't shake and that made the difference".

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Saliba : "And a big thank you to Mike who kept us in the game"

William Saliba, defender of the French team (on the microphone of M6): "It’s clear that today was not an easy match. Portugal is one of the best teams in the tournament. We suffered a lot, we also had opportunities. And a big thank you to Mike (Maignan) who kept us in the match. We tried to defend together and not give up and here we are, we qualified today. (Ronaldo ?) We knew that we should not leave him any crumbs and also be very attentive to the centers. We are happy to have achieved a clean sheet because they had good customers ahead. We knew how to manage. Now there are two left and I hope we will get to the end.

Ousmane Dembélé, striker for the French team (at M6 microphone): " At the end of the suspense! We are all happy with this victory on penalties. Portugal is a very tough team, difficult to handle. I think it was not a good match from both teams. It was a battle and I think we deserved this victory on penalties.

Aurélien Tchouaméni, midfielder of the French team: "We don't care if it's ;#39;is deserved or not, the important thing is to win, obviously everything is not perfect. We are in the semi-final without scoring, that's ;#39;is historic. But we're going to have to score goals all the same.