End of this Group A2 of the Nations League for the Red Devils with a trip on Sunday (8:45 p.m.) to Budapest, Hungary, to face Israel in a crucial match for access to the League A play-off.
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Israel-Belgium: the match live
23′
THE POST!
The Devils came close to being corrected! On a shot from the right of the rectangle, the ball rockets and flies towards Casteels’ left post! What an opportunity!
20′
Lukebakio, again
The winger attempts a vicious cross from a free kick on the right side. The goalkeeper frees himself.
17′
TROSSARD!
Great action from the Arsenal player. He finds an angle to shoot from the right of the area and Peretz catches it well.
14′
Lukebakio!
After a Belgian loss of ball in defense, the Israelis were unable to make the difference. On the counter, the ball arrives at Lukebakio who tries to curl it from the right of the area and sends it just wide.
9′
First big opportunity
Leandro Trossard tries his luck with a free kick from the left, just outside the area. The ball goes well but Peretz manages to push it aside. Belgium is pushing at the moment.
5′
First shipment
Arne Engels is the first to try his luck, from a distance, but his shot goes over.
3′
Calm to start
The meeting starts calmly. Belgium plays, in the offensive phase, with a 3-man defense. Lukebakio and Castagne are then pistons in this situation.
0′
It’s gone
The meeting has just started! Good match everyone!
20h18
A 6 out of 6?
The Red Devils will try to take three points as they did at the beginning of September against this Israeli team. We’re retracing the thread of this meeting.
20h03
The latest information
This match against Israel is not without stakes, quite the contrary. Belgium must validate its place in the Nations League play-off. We do the overview with Emiliano.
7:48 p.m.
The composition of Israel
The Israeli composition is also very different from that which we experienced in September. Dasa arrives in defense, while Dor Peretz takes his place in the middle of the game. Jaber and Davis are also aligned in the offensive zone.
19h33
The lineup of the Red Devils!
Here is the eleven of the Red Devils, with a shower of changes and adaptations after the numerous packages recorded since the defeat against Italy. Al-Dakhil starts in the center of defense, while Debast moves to the right. Engels is joined by Mangala, who replaces Onena. Trossard and Lukebakio will accompany Openda to try to make the difference up front.
19h20
Good evening everyone !
Good evening everyone and welcome to this live duel between Israel and our Red Devils. A mission for the national team: secure third place in the group and thus qualify for the League A play-offs.
The compositions
Israel: To. Peretz, Dasa, Nachmias, Goldberg, Shlomo, Do. Peretz, Solomon, Jaber, Abu Fani, Gloukh, David
Belgium: Casteels, Castagne, Faes, Al-Dekhil, Debast, Mangala, Engels, Trossard, Lukebakio, Openda
The pre-match
The first leg saw the Belgians win 3-1 over Israel. A defeat by more than two goals would condemn Belgium to relegation. A final game which will see Timothy Castagne be captain and for which Domenico Tedesco will have to transform his typical team after the formalization of five packages in its core: Amadou Onana, Romelu Lukaku, Maxim De Cuyper, Arthur Theate and Roméo Lavia.
At the same time, Norman Bassette was called up for the first time by the Devils to compensate for the absences in the offensive sector. “I chose him to avoid drawing more on the Espoirs selection”confided the coach at a press conference on Saturday. After the defeat against Italy on Thursday at the King Baudouin stadium (0-1) and the sharing of Israel in France (0-0), Belgium finds itself with its back against the wall with four points in this group A while their opponents of the day have one unit.
Tedesco admitted that he remained positive before this meeting: “I know what I’m doing and I don’t doubt anyone. There is a lot of potential in this selection”. “It’s difficult, but it’s a challenge that I want to take on. This is how I grew up, this is how I was educated. I must not run away from complicated situations, and I I don’t want to.” The third in the group will indeed play play-offs next spring to remain in League A against a second in the group from League B. The team which finishes in fourth place in the group is automatically relegated to League B.
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