Deschamps praise for beautiful France

Didier Deschamps commended his players after they responded to his call for desire and aggression in a 1-0 friendly win over Portugal in Lisbon.

Substitute Mathieu Valbuena's late free-kick clinched the win for France, who dominated the game and played some attractive attacking football, despite clear cut chances being few and far between.

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