Although Portugal's ace Cristiano Ronaldo was forced off the pitch due to a knee injury in the first half of the match, he was on the sideline next to coach Fernando Santos, encouraging his fellow team-mates.
Speaking at the post-match press conference, the three-time Balon D'Oro winner believes his side deserved to win and lift the UEFA Euro 2016 trophy.
"No one believed in us, I had already won everything with clubs. I lacked something with the national team. Portugal have deserved this after many years of sacrifice.
"It was not the final I wanted, but I am very happy. It is a trophy for all the Portuguese, for all immigrants, all the people who believed in us, so I am very happy and very proud."
After his nightmare start to the final due to Dimitri Payet's tackle on the striker, Ronaldo said it was impossible for him to continue playing.
"I tried to come back. My knee was swelling up and I couldn't. There was too much pain."
The Real Madrid goalscorer also claimed he had a good feeling about substitute Eder, who scored the winning goal in the 109th minute.
"I've been in football a long time. I have a lot of feelings. I felt that he was the one who was going to score."
Ronaldo took to Instagram to celebrate his country's Euro 2016 glory.
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