France player ratings vs Belgium: That's more like it, Ousmane Dembele! PSG star hits back at critics with electrifying display against Kevin De Bruyne & Co
AFPThe PSG star has been widely criticised in his country but put in an electrifying display against Belgium in the Nations League as France won 2-0.
In a Nations League clash of the heavyweights, France met Belgium, but with a rotated XI that saw Kylian Mbappe benched.
Without him, Ousmane Dembele took the role of superstar, despite being criticised widely during Euro 2024 after some remarkably ineffective displays. Here, though, he was at his sparkling best.
Randal Kolo Muani opened the scoring after 29 minutes, as he capitalised on some loose goalkeeping to smash home a rebound via a block from Wout Faes.
Just after the 55 minute mark, Dembele added a second to ram home Les Bleus' advantage. Having played a one-two on the edge of the box, Dembele took the ball back, shimmied beyond two defenders, and fired an effort into the roof of the net.
Mbappe came on and peppered the Belgium goal with efforts but he was unable to hit the back of the net; the headlines, this time, belonged to his old PSG team-mate.
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