PORTUGAL VS FRANCE,EURO 2016: PORTUGAL ALL SET TO TAKE ON FRANCE IN STADE DE FRANCE

     Portugal take on two-time winners and host France in the 2016 final. Hosts have won last ten meetings with Portugal, dating back to 1975. Portugal, 2004 finalist, will be relying on their captain Cristiano Ronaldo to help them lift their maiden major title whereas hosts will hope Antoine Griezmann , top scorer of the tournament, to help them claim their third European title.

 France are unbeaten in 18 games at major tournaments on home soil

       After a poor start to the tournament Ronaldo is happy to be back in the limelight and amongst the goals.

Another boost is that defender Pepe has recovered from injury and look set to play.

The main question for coach Santos is whether to stay with midfielder Danilo or bring back William Carvalho after suspension!

     Meanwhile,the Portuguese coach Fernando Santos wants to make his people happy: “We are one united group, we will do everything we can to give the people in the country, in the stadium, all over the world, because everywhere I go I see Portuguese people, we will try to give all of them the biggest day of joy in their lives.”

 

France looks to have a complete contingent to choose from as they hope to deliver on home soil. The match will bring some much needed levity to a country that has been hit hard by terrorist mass murder in recent times.

French coach Didier Deschamps is looking for the ideal preparation, something which is not always easy:

                

  ‘There is a title at the end of it. You must not think of it, to focus too much on it. But 

you also need to stay true to what you are used to doing. What is ideal is to go into the game as relaxed as possible, at the same time focused on the match.’

                                                                                                                                                                          

 May the best team win-  house of blossom