the summary of the third consecutive victory for the Blues

The Blues were heading into this October gathering with sporting uncertainties and without Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappé. Doubts were allowed… and were not completely swept away after the two matches. But as is often the case, Didier Deschamps’ men managed to get the job done. Four days after their victory against Israel, they continued by dominating Belgium on Monday October 14, in Brussels, 2 to 1. The Blues were able to count on an inspired Mike Maignan in front of his cage, and a Randal Kolo Muani, author of two goals .

However, the French team fell back for a long time, notably during a first period during which Youri Tielemans missed a penalty, before the untenable Loïs Openda finally found the fault. But the Blues were more effective, and were able to cower in front of their goal after the exclusion of captain Aurélien Tchouaméni to hold their advantage 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 jersey. Lacking efficiency at Paris Saint-Germain, the 25-year-old striker, already a scorer in September during the success against the Belgians (2-0), delivered an assist against Israel (4-1) on Thursday. If he has been making the French team happy for several weeks, Randal Kolo Muani could leave PSG during the next transfer window.

1-0, 35^e : Ten minutes after the missed penalty by the Belgian Youri Tielemans, the Frenchman Randal Kolo Muani converted his own, caused by Bradley Barcola. The Paris Saint-Germain player, author of his 7^e goal in the selection, wrong-footed Red Devils goalkeeper Koen Casteels. France leads against the run of play.

1-1, 45^e : In added time of the first period, Belgium equalizes, thanks to a point-blank cross header from Loïs Openda. The Leipzig striker is covered in the action by French defender William Saliba.

2-1, 62^e : On a very good cross from left back Lucas Digne, Paris Saint-Germain striker Randal Kolo Muani doubles the lead with a beautiful cross header. Despite his dive, Koen Casteels was powerless and number 12 scored a double.

76^e : Guilty of a gross foul in front of his area on Youri Tielemans, Blues captain Aurélien Tchouaméni receives a second yellow card and is logically excluded.

Like the number of years separating the last two red cards received by a player from the France team. This Monday, Blues captain Aurélien Tchouaméni was sent off at the end of the match, which had not happened for 3 years.

Didier Deschamps, at the microphone of TF1. “We got shaken up. They put a lot of intensity into it and we made technical errors. What bothered me was that we were on tiptoe. At times, instead of finding a simple pass, we lost the ball. »

Suspense, a penalty that flies into the sky, another that ends in the net, twists and turns, and false hopes… then real ones. And finally, a victory for the Blues. It wasn’t the match of the century, but we weren’t bored tonight. The final score is therefore very correct!