The ‘bleus’ arrived at this October meeting with sporting uncertainties and without Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappé. Doubts were allowed… and they were not completely dispelled after the two games. But as is often the case, Didier Deschamps’ men managed to get the job done. Four days after their victory against Israel, they continued to dominate Belgium on Monday, October 14, in Brussels, by 2 to 1. The Blues could count on an inspired Mike Maignan in front of their cage and Randal Kolo Muani, scorer of two goals.
However, the French team retreated for a long time, especially during a first half in which Youri Tielemans missed a penalty, before the unsustainable Loïs Openda finally found the foul. But the Blues were more effective and were able to cower in front of their goal after the exclusion of captain Aurélien Tchouaméni to maintain their lead and beat Belgium for the third time this year.
what to remember
Author of a double, Randal Kolo Muani was once again decisive with the tricolor shirt. Lacking effectiveness at Paris Saint-Germain, the 25-year-old striker, already a scorer in September during the victory against the Belgians (2-0), gave an assist on Thursday against Israel (4-1). If he has been making the French team happy for several weeks, Randal Kolo Muani could leave PSG in the next transfer market.
1-0.35my : Ten minutes after the penalty missed by Belgian Youri Tielemans, Frenchman Randal Kolo Muani converted his own, caused by Bradley Barcola. The Paris Saint-Germain player, author of his 7my Goal in the national team, absent-minded Red Devils goalkeeper, Koen Casteels. France leads against the flow of play.
1-1.45my : In added time of the first half, Belgium tied, thanks to a point-blank cross from Loïs Openda. The Leipzig striker is covered in the action by French defender William Saliba.
2-1, 62my : After a very good cross from left back Lucas Digne, Paris Saint-Germain striker Randal Kolo Muani doubles the lead with a nice cross header. Despite his dive, Koen Casteels was helpless and the number 12 scored a double.
76my : Guilty of a serious foul in front of his area on Youri Tielemans, the captain of the blues, Aurélien Tchouaméni, receives a second yellow card and, logically, is excluded.
Like the number of years that separate the last two red cards received by a France national team player. This Monday, the captain of the blues, Aurélien Tchouaméni, was sent off at the end of the match, something that had not happened for 3 years.
Didier Deschamps, at the TF1 microphone. “We shook. They put a lot of intensity and we made technical errors. What bothered me was that we were tiptoeing. At times, instead of finding an easy pass, we lost the ball. »
Suspense, a penalty that flies into the sky, another that ends up in the net, twists and turns, and false hopes… then real. And finally, victory for the Blues. It wasn’t the game of the century, but we didn’t get bored tonight. The final score is therefore very correct!
