Zidane and van Bommel announce teams for the Belgium‑France duel

The second Nations League match between Belgium and France takes place this Monday at 20:45, with major changes announced by Zinedine Zidane and the new Belgian coach Mark van Bommel.

Zidane, nicknamed “Zizou”, led France to a narrow 0-1 victory in Turkey, the first of his tenure, before unveiling several changes to his starting eleven for the Belgian encounter.

Strong choices by the Belgian coach

Mark van Bommel, with an expanded squad of 28 players, had to drop three players in addition to the injured Leandro Trossard and Mike Penders to face France.

The three absentees will therefore be joined in the stands by Arthur Theate, Kyriani Sabbe and former Lyon player Malick Fofana, according to the media outlet 7sur7.

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Sabbe and Fofana, now at Sunderland, had already been omitted from the squad for the match in Italy, a 0-2 victory for the Red Devils, on Friday. Theate remained on the bench in Rome, thus opening the spot for Koni De Winter on the team sheet.

Belgium's probable eleven: Lammens – Castagne, Ngoy, Debast, De Cuyper – Tielemans, Lavia – Lukebakio, De Bruyne, Moreira – De Ketelaere.

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France's probable eleven: Maignan – Koundé, Upamecano, Lacroix, Truffert – Cherki, Camavinga, Rabiot – Olise, Doué, Barcola.