EURO 2016 : "FRANCE HAVENT WON ANYTHING YET" SAYS DESCHAMPS

France may have ousted rivals Germany for the first time in 58 years but it will mean nothing if they lose Sunday’ s Euro 2016 final against a Portugal team that have had more recovery time, said Didier Deschamps .
Two goals by Antoine Griezmann and a strong defensive unity saw the host nation home against a German side that were dominant yet unable to break through in the final third of the pitch . It sets up an intriguing meeting on Sunday with Portugal who have lost their last 10 games against France going back to 1978 . “ We have three days before the final , it ’s very short so we have to savour this victory ,” coach Deschamps told reporters . “ It ’s an important step forward but the most important step is Sunday . We ’ re going to do everything in our power to go into Sunday ’s game in the best possible condition .” Deschamps , who met reporters much later than expected , said he was delayed as he soaked up some of the atmosphere after France defeated Germany in a major competition for the first time since the 1958 World Cup , reports Reuters . “ It ’s an excellent result and it ’s been a long time since we beat Germany but it gives us nothing today . There is now a title to play for against Portugal, ” he added. The coach, who won the European Championship as a player in 2000 , bemoaned the calendar that gives his players one day less to recover than Portugal. “ Just because we are at home and beat Germany doesn ’t give us extra powers . They believe in themselves and we believe in ourselves too , ” explained Deschamps . Thanking the passionate fans in Marseille , who gave his side a bit extra when they were in difficulty , Deschamps said he hoped the win would give the French population something to cheer after a difficult period . The 2 -0 win was the same as when the two sides met in Paris in November when Islamist militants struck at the Stade de France national stadium and other sites across Paris . “ It ’s a great emotion, we had to suffer but never gave up and that’ s great for me . This is a great story, the players wrote history by knocking out Germany, ” added Deschamps. “ We don’ t have the power to solve people ’s problems but we can gave them a bit so they can forget their worries . We generate passion and fervour , we can see that and in France today we gave them a little joy .”