Belgium’s playmaker, Kevin De Bruyne, is full of praise for the French team and its captain, Kylian Mbappé, ahead of the clash against Les Bleus in the last 16 of the Euro, on Monday (6 p.m.) in Düsseldorf.
Belgium facing its destiny. And his best enemy. This Monday at 6 p.m., the Red Devils face the French team in the round of 16 of Euro 2024 in Düsseldorf. Not at all convincing during the first round, the Belgians will have to raise their level if they want to dismiss a France team that was not very exciting in the group stage but which only conceded one goal, from a penalty (against Poland) .
In any case, we will not have to count on their captain Kevin De Bruyne to take the Blues high. Because the Manchester City midfielder knows perfectly well the value of Didier Deschamps’ team, a team that he holds in high esteem.
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De Bruyne: “Kylian Mbappé is incredible”
“There are a lot of qualities among the French. They can undoubtedly make two basic elevens… maybe even four,” KDB gets carried away at the RTBF microphone. “To beat France, we have to play very, very well. Maybe France must be a little less good. And we also have to take our chances. You’re not going to have ten chances against them. The ones you get, you have to score. We’ve had chances in all three matches, but we haven’t been effective so far.”
Efficiency, on the blue side, will rely a lot, and as always, on Kylian Mbappé, author of his first goal during a Euro against Poland, from the penalty spot. Faced with the new Real Madrid player, Kevin De Bruyne also wants his team to be more wary: “Kylian Mbappé is incredible. He can change a match in a second thanks to his speed. He scores a lot of goals, he is always dangerous. The quality is there, in him and in other players,” concludes the Belgian international.
