There is life for France without Kylian Mbappé. At least today he has shown it against Belgium, being Kolo Muani and Dembélé the main protagonists. Deschamps decided from the start to do eight rotations after the bad experience against Italy (Griezmann and Bondy included) and The Blues They came out with a different face. After half an hour of play, France’s number 12 broke the tie, taking advantage of a rebound from Casteels after a shot from Dembélé. The former Barça player was, by far, the best of the entire meeting.
He overflowed and created several opportunities before the break but it was not until the 56th minute that he left the pearl of the encounter: diagonal from the right, breaking Theate and Debast before crossing a unstoppable left-footed shot into the top corner further away. Belgium, supported by the quality of De Bruyne and the attempts of Tissue on the side, he tried to hit back but Maignan was formidable when he had to intervene. Mbappewho came onto the field in the 67th minute, tried his best to score his own goal but the figure of Casteels it became too big for him.
as.comPublished at: 22:46 CEST 09/09/2024 and modified at 22:58 CEST 09/09/2024
