France coach Didier Deschamps was happy with his team's commitment in Tuesday's 1-0 win over Germany at Euro 2020 but said the world champions must look to retain possession better through the rest of the tournament.
France handed a sluggish-looking Germany their first opening-game defeat in the Euros, courtesy of an own goal by Mats Hummels in the 20th minute.Stats showed that France had just over 40per cent possession and only four attempts on goal but Deschamps said they were more clinical than Joachim Loew's side.
"They had a lot of ball possession, more than us. We were defending very well. It was a match played on a very high level, two titans facing each other.
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