Euro 2024: Who said what after France beat Austria

Who said what after France beat Austria 1-0 at Euro 2024 on Monday:

"Relief but also happiness with what the players did, even if we had chances to go two goals ahead."

-- France coach Didier Deschamps

"It's great to start with a win. It's a good habit and we need to keep it up."

-- Deschamps

"His nose isn't good at all... it's obviously the bad point of this match. It's very worrying for us."

-- Deschamps on Kylian Mbappe's potentially broken nose

"Nothing has changed, it's still the same N'Golo. His recovery of the ball was monstruous."

-- Jules Kounde on the returning N'Golo Kante's performance

"It's a good start. It's what we wanted: to start the tournament with a win."

-- Man-of-the-match N'Golo Kante

"We created chances. Of course, France also created chances. Patrick Pentz, our goalkeeper, did a great job. I have no reproaches towards my team. They didn't always make the right decision, but let's not forget who the opponents were."

-- Austria coach Ralf Rangnick

"The Poland game (on Friday) will be like a final."

-- Rangnick looking forward to Austria's next match against Poland who lost 2-1 to the Netherlands on Sunday

"It was an open game that went back and forth. France were a bit more efficient, a bit more lucky and we have to accept that today."

-- Austria captain Marcel Sabitzer

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