Les Bleus reshuffle as De Bruyne leads Belgium for Nations League tie in Brussels | OneFootball

Zinédine Zidane’s France visit Belgium in Brussels on Monday night in the Nations League, with top spot in Group A at stake. Kylian Mbappé is absent after Friday’s injury and has returned to Madrid.

According to Le Progres, Les Bleus start with a heavily changed XI in Zidane’s second match in charge. Both sides opened with wins last week, France 1-0 in Türkiye and Belgium 2-0 against Italy.

Kevin De Bruyne leads the hosts. They have lost five in a row to France since the 2018 World Cup semi-final and aim to halt that sequence tonight.

The teams emerged with a brief delay due to a socks issue for a France player. Zidane was on the bench for La Marseillaise.

Andy Diouf, Jérémy Jacquet and Lucas Da Cunha are set for their international debuts in Brussels, as Zidane departs from Didier Deschamps’ preference for continuity.

Slovenian Rade Obrenovic referees at the King Baudouin Stadium in what is his first France match. French clubs have a record of five defeats and one draw from six European ties under his watch.

Source: Le Progres

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