France coach Didier Deschamps announced this Saturday that the France versus Portugal game on Sunday on matchday three of the Nations League will be a nice game between two of the best teams in Europe and even in the world."
"It will measure the strength of the moment. We will see Portugal again in the return and then again at the Euros," he said. France, Portugal and Germany are all in Group F.
Four years ago in the Euro 2016 final in France, Portugal beat France 1-0. "Well done them," Deschamps said without wanting to compare the teams of now and back then. That is because some current players were in the 2016 side.
"I don't think we'll face a weakened Portugal, on the contrary. They won the last Nations League, they are one of the best teams and almost all the players who are usually called up will be there," Deschamps added.
The France boss said he did not know that Cristiano Ronaldo is an idol for Kylian Mbappe, something the PSG man revealed in recent interviews.
"Cristiano has been an idol for many young players. It's difficult to compare them, they aren't the same age," Deschamps said when asked about both players. He just said that both are world class.