Intro:

France prepare to face Portugal in a friendly.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (French) Didier Deschamps, French coach On where the French team needs to improve

"The biggest room for improvement but also the hardest area to get better is France's attacking play. Even though we are making progress, we can always be more efficient."

SOUNDBITE (French) Didier Deschamps, French coach, on Cristiano Ronaldo:

"Cristiano Ronaldo is such a decisive player that obviously to neutralise him would be ideal, or at least limit his influence on the game for Portugal."

SOUNDBITE (French) Blaise Matuidi, French midfielder:

"I think Cristiano Ronaldo is the best player in the world at the moment. His stats are really impressive and they prove that he is indeed the best. However I played against Lionel Messi not so long ago and there isn't much to chose between them."