France found a late route back against Belgium in the Nations League, turning a troubled opening into a dramatic recovery shaped by Michael Olise and Désiré Doué.
Key takeaways
- Zinedine Zidane made several late alterations as France sought to reverse the momentum against Belgium.
- Michael Olise finished with two goals and one assist.
- Désiré Doué contributed a goal as well as two assists.
- The Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich midfielders were among the changes introduced by the France coach.
- France completed their comeback in the closing stages of the Nations League encounter.
A late answer to Belgium
The French side endured an unsettled start before finding greater purpose as the match moved towards its final minutes. Belgium had put Zidane’s team under early pressure, leaving France with a difficult position to recover from in a fixture that carried the familiar weight of a meeting between two leading European nations.
Zidane responded from the bench, making a series of changes late in the contest. The adjustments included the introduction of midfield talent from Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich, with France eventually finding the attacking spark required to change the direction of the evening.
Olise and Doué drive the turnaround
Olise was central to the revival, scoring twice and setting up another goal. Doué matched that influence in a different way: he provided two final passes for goals before adding one himself.
Between them, the pair supplied every decisive flourish of France’s late response. Their combined output turned an initially turbulent night into a Nations League comeback for Zidane’s side, with Belgium unable to contain the surge in the final stretch.
