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00:00France knocked Belgium out of UEFA Euro 2024 just 70 days ago.
00:16Tonight, the neighbouring nations are reunited in the UEFA Nations League.
00:21The home of Olympique Lyonnais is now setting as these sides play
00:25their second game in Group A too.
00:29Well, France will feel they have a point to prove tonight.
00:33Humbled in the capital by Italy on Friday,
00:37despite taking the lead inside the opening 12 seconds,
00:40they were beaten by three goals to one.
00:43Belgium beat Israel in their opener.
00:51France against Belgium.
00:54Domenico Tedesco's side get the play on the way.
00:59The national team rivalry.
01:04And we have an atmosphere befitting of such an occasion.
01:10Shifted out to Fas, who's been a regular starter for Leicester City
01:14in the English Premier League after their return to the top flight.
01:17He goes to that big diagonal again and picks out Docu again.
01:20That's a tremendous trick.
01:23Truly deceived Mbele.
01:26It's another free kick in a promising position.
01:29Just popped it out of his feet here.
01:34De Bruyne on it.
01:36Oh, great ball and Mangon does enough
01:40to keep out the improvised effort from Lukaku.
01:43They're two round the back here, Belgium.
01:44France were not switched on.
01:47Lukaku did the best he could at an awkward height.
01:50De Bruyne, lovely ball down the line.
01:52Lukaku, wrong side of Deen and he nearly picks out Appenda in the middle.
01:57Brilliant play from Belgium again, but Appenda couldn't get up with Lukaku.
02:02Look at this pass from De Bruyne.
02:05Curled it around Lukaku in the left back.
02:10De Bruyne tried to stab him.
02:12What's the face goal of this?
02:15Nice delivery in towards Colomawane.
02:17Conte.
02:19And the scuffered effort from Mbele has worked out eventually
02:23because Colomawane has fired into the net.
02:29France are enjoying a spell and making the most of it.
02:32And Belgium, despite their dominance of the ball,
02:35find themselves behind here.
02:38What's the face goal of this?
02:41What's the face goal of this?
02:44They find themselves behind here.
02:46It's Randal Colomawane.
02:49They just started to cause problems.
02:52Look at Deens.
02:53Ball into the middle, wasn't cleared properly by De Bast.
02:56Mbele's effort was kind of scuffed into the ground.
03:02Not a clean connection.
03:04Castells reacted but couldn't force the ball away
03:09from the six yard box.
03:12It's a pounce.
03:14Back from illness, having missed a game the other night.
03:17Karis Ajerman, Randal Colomawane.
03:22Conte.
03:25Finds Koundé.
03:27Hangs it up towards Gendouzi.
03:30Dembele.
03:34Conte, will he shoot this time?
03:37Puts it out and goes behind.
03:40I think there were three occasions in that move
03:42where N'Golo Conte could have had a shot.
03:44Went for it with the third opening up of the play
03:47and Tayar got his torso in the way of it.
03:57A good fumble, this from France.
03:59And it's a brilliant second goal.
04:02Ousmane Mbele strikes.
04:05France strike.
04:08And this refreshed line-up
04:11from Les Bleus
04:13is starting to produce.
04:16FANS SHOUT OUT
04:34Lovely trip from Dembele to the legs of Doku.
04:38Once another, goes for it!
04:40And nearly had to.
04:43Another one to his name in similar fashion to his first
04:48through the legs of Doku.
04:53And Darta for the penalty area.
04:58Changes coming up and Kylian Mbappe
05:01amongst them.
05:05Taramoff.
05:07Bradley Barkler on.
05:13So a current Paris Saint-Germain forward is introduced.
05:15The goal scorer from the other day.
05:21Taking the armband and coming on now is Kylian Mbappe.
05:39And Nana.
05:43Ketelaris certainly added something to this coming on
05:46and he's forced Magnol to his first meaningful save of the second half.
05:55Doku.
05:58De Bruyne waits and clearly wants it
06:01but it will be worked into Mangala.
06:02De Bruyne!
06:04Forced it through the bodies
06:07but not beyond Magnol.
06:09The change has been a positive one.
06:11Mixing up a little bit, De Bruyne.
06:15Quite something special to force that through
06:17but this was good play from the substitute.
06:23Great ball forward into space.
06:25Dembele away.
06:26Mbappe trying to time his run.
06:28He's beyond her best
06:30but he can't get it beyond Castells.
06:41Go, go, go!
06:48Mbappe trying to lose fast and he's done that.
06:51Exhilarating from Mbappe.
06:53Can he finish it?
06:56Held by Castells but that was scintillating stuff from Kylian Mbappe.
07:03Just waited and waited and went.
07:06Go, go, go!
07:13His team have looked notably better
07:18and in the end were better than Belgium.
07:23They have their first win
07:25in Nations League Group A2.
07:28Ranauld Colamorani firing it in the first half.
07:31Ousmane Dembele with the goal of the game in the second
07:34and it finishes here.
07:36France 2, Belgium 0.