Second match for Zinedine Zidane at the head of the Blues and second victory. Three days after beating Turkey for its entry into the League of Nations, the French team defeated Belgium (0-1), this Monday evening in Brussels, thanks to a goal from Michael Olise at the end of the game.
Came into play at 77e minute in place of Bradley Barcola, the Bayern Munich crack freed the Blues in the 88the minute. Following a superb ride, Olise deceived Lammens with a silky flat left foot, thus cementing the French domination. Enough to make Zidane explode with joy, who kicked a ball with all his might along the touchline.
For this trip to the King Baudouin stadium, Zizou made nine changes compared to the team composition in Türkiye. Only Maignan and Lacroix retained their place. Despite the lack of automatism, the Tricolores showed a good face, under the leadership of an excellent Désiré Doué. Untenable and available, the Parisian found the bar at the start of the match (12e) and was in all the good moves (52e56e and 62e). Even though he didn’t score, he was the best on the pitch.
Doué and Da Cunha impress, Lepaul less prominent
Established as sentry for his very first cape, Lucas Da Cunha was the other big man of this evening. The Como midfielder brought his technical accuracy and activity in the midfield alongside Camavinga and Akliouche. On the other hand, Estéban Lepaul was rarely found and missed several opportunities to open his goal counter in the selection (5th, 17th, 56th).
Alone at the top of its Nations League group with two victories in two matches, the French team will host Italy at the Stade de France on Friday (8:45 p.m.). Then, Zidane’s gang will return to Belgium on Monday at the end of this gathering.
