'There's always been rivalry' - Deschamps reflects on France's win in Italy - video Dailymotion

Didier Deschamps reflects on the rivalry between France and Italy after his side's 3-1 win at the San Siro

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00:00It's good for the players who play here in Italy.

00:06They'll have a bit more peace of mind when they come back tomorrow or the day after tomorrow with their team-mates.

00:13Italy were very bad in the first leg.

00:17There's always been a rivalry.

00:20It's a shame, unfortunately, that it's become a trend to tax the national anthem.

00:26It's a shame that the players have had the idea of applauding.

00:35I don't know, it seems that the world is going badly.

00:40I don't know why.

00:43It's increasing.

00:45There's a lot of respect between Italians and French players.

00:50It's like the Italian players who play together.

00:54It happened to me many years ago.

00:57I said, can I be your friend before the game and after?

01:01But during the game, it's a battle.

01:04The motivation was even greater on the part of these players.

01:12We know that Italy have done very well so far.

01:18They had a good game today.

01:21I think we were superior on several levels.

01:26We deserved this win.