Saliba and Upamecano steeled for Lukaku threat ahead of France-Belgium

William Saliba and Dayot Upamecano praised Romelu Lukaku ahead of France's Euro 2024 matchup with Belgium.

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00:00I don't think there are a lot of defenders who like to play against Romelu Lukaku, but we don't have a choice and that's how it is.

00:10When you're a defender, when you want to play against the best strikers, we're happy because we're playing against the best.

00:18We know how to play against strikers like that.

00:23You have to be focused, you don't have to throw. We know he's strong, you don't have to stick to him.

00:29I've had the chance to play against a few strikers like that too. We'll try to block him well.

00:38We all know Lukaku, we all know what he's capable of doing on the pitch.

00:44He's a player who scores a lot of goals. Physically, he's above average. He's very strong physically.

00:54He doesn't play alone. It's going to be Belgium. We're not only going to play against Lukaku.

01:02They also have other players with a lot of experience. We're not going to focus solely on Lukaku.

01:09We know he's a dangerous weapon, but he's not the only one.