Portugal coach spoke about his impressions of his team's performance in the match against Belgium.

The Portuguese national team the day before was forced to resign in the process of defending the title of European champions, minimally losing to the national team of Belgium on the field of Seville's Estadio de la Cartuja (0: 1).

Belgium - Portugal 1: 0 Video of a goal and a review of the match At the end of the match, the head coach of “European celesao” Fernando Santos commented on the performances of his players in this game: “Today, luck has turned away from us. And how to put it differently, when the opponent strikes one shot on target for the entire match and you miss.

But the players did their best to get away from defeat. They gave all their strength and we shouldn't blame them for anything. We had less time to rest, but we found the strength to play on equal terms with a more recent opponent.

We are disappointed and very upset. Someone even cries in the locker room. The guys gave all their strength. Belgium hit six shots and scores a goal. We had 29 shots on goal, we hit the post twice. Defeat is defeat.

Honestly, I just have no words. We all wanted to win and believed that we would succeed. We believed, we were convinced that we could reach the final and win. It's not about fairness: we conceded a goal and couldn't score back.

This game is a big disappointment for us, because we believed that we could win like in 2016. Players cry like all Portuguese people. There are things that can help you in the future.. In 2018, we left the world championship at the 1/8 finals stage, and the next year we won the League of Nations. We need to look ahead and try to win the next world championship, "

Thus, the Portuguese national team has left the UEFA European Championship 2020, and Belgium will now have to play against Italy at the quarter-final stage in Munich on July 2.