"Of course the overriding emotion is of huge disappointment. It's cruel to lose a final like that. You have to accept it and I congratulate Portugal, the newly crowned champions, " he said.

"We had our chances, and Andre-Pierre Gignac in stoppage time, but we weren't clinical enough, cool headed enough Cheap Fifa 17 Coins.

"Perhaps we also lacked a bit of freshness. But my players gave me everything tonight. It came down to very fine margins. We lacked what is essential. "

Griezmann won the Golden Boot after scoring six goals, but the Atletico Madrid star put a header over the bar in the second half.

Deschamps was still full of praise for the 25-year-old, saying: "He had chances.

"He came up against a goalkeeper who made some crucial saves. It wasn't easy for him, having lost the Champions League final, but he's still a young player coming to the top level of European and club football. He was crucial.

"Maybe he wasn't ultimately clinical enough tonight, but he is a top-level performer. "