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Santos: Eder was an ugly duckling, now he is a beautiful swan

The former Swansea forward received praise from his national coach after the his heroics in the Euro 2016 final, in which he struck the winner in extra time

Portugal coach Fernando Santos hailed ugly duckling Eder for becoming a beautiful swan after his unlikely match-winner stunned hosts France in the final of Euro 2016.

Santos saw his team's prospects suffer a body blow when captain and talisman Cristiano Ronaldo limped out of the action with a first-half knee injury.

Portugal survived Andre-Pierre Gignac hitting the post in stoppage time as the 90 minutes finished goalless.