Head coach didier deschamps

Head Coach Didier Deschamps: The quarterfinals of the 2024 European Championship offers spectators and fans alike some feisty encounters. France and Portugal will take the field at the Volksparkstadion on Saturday (IST) in what will be a rematch of the 2016 Euro finals.

Ahead of the highly awaited encounter the narrative majorly surrounds the battle between one of the greatest players to play the fame Cristiano Ronaldo and the only player who has shown the potential to reach the same heights as the former Kylian Mbappe.

Mbappe has time and time again reiterated the respect he has for his idol and continued to do some in the pre-match conference. "It's truly an honour, everyone knows the respect I have for him. He is still a legend and we are in contact but I hope tomorrow that we can win," Mbappe told reporters ahead of the game.