France 2-0 Belgium: Muani & Dembele on target to secure win for Les Bleus

France got their Nations League campaign up and running with a comfortable victory over Belgium.

Didier Deschamps' side were beaten 3-1 by Italy in their League A Group 2 opener on Friday and faced another tough challenge against the Belgians.

France captain Kylian Mbappe started on the bench for this game, having played the full 90 minutes against the Italians, and Deschamps decided to change his entire forward line.

Belgium made a bright start but fell behind just before the half-hour mark when Kolo Muani pounced on a loose ball to drive in his sixth goal for France.

Muani's Paris St-Germain team-mate Ousmane Dembele made it 2-0 after the break with a crisp strike.

Mbappe was sent on midway through the second half and had two good chances but was unable to get on the scoresheet.

Line-ups

France XI: Digne, Kante, Maignan, Dembele, Thuram, Upamecano, Kounde, Guendouzi, Muani, William Saliba, Manu Koné

Subs: Griezmann, Areola, Jonathan Clauss, Brice Samba, Theo, Mbappe, Konate, Youssouf Fofana, Michael Olise, Bradley Barcola

Belgium XI: De Bruyne, Casteels, Tielemans, Castagne, Wout Faes, Dodi Lukébakio, Openda, Amadou Onana, Jérémy Doku, Zeno Debast, Arthur Theate

Subs: Thomas Kaminski, Sels, Meunier, Mangala, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Alexis Saelemaekers, De Ketelaere, Johan Bakayoko, Arthur Vermeeren, Julien Duranville