welcome back to the channel today we're breaking down France's exciting performance in their Nations League Clash against Belgium where is man demele stole the show with a phenomenal display critics were silenced as the PSG star lit up the field helping Les blur's cruise to Victory let's dive into the key moments player ratings and tactical insights from this thriller France took to the field without star kyen mbappe who was surprisingly benched for This heavyweight Clash the pressure was on loan demele who had been under Fire following a lackluster Euro 2024 campaign but tonight he rose to the occasion and what a response it was just 29 minutes in demele capitalized on some loose Belgian defending smashing home a rebound off wo phase this was the spark France needed and from there they dominated then just after the 55-minute mark demele struck again after a slick onew on the edge of of the box he shimmed past two Defenders and fired a stunning shot into the roof of the net demele was Unstoppable cementing his place as the star of the night let's move on to the player ratings starting with the defense France's backline was Rock Solid tonight let's see how they performed Mike magnan gets a solid six out of 10 he wasn't tested much but he held his ground well against early Belgian pressure commanding his box with confidence Jules count also earns a six despite an early booking he grew into the game and supported the attack when France began to dominate William CBA and Dio upim Caro were pillars at the back celba had some uncharacteristic loose passes early on but his defensive awareness kept Belgium at Bay earning him a six as for upim Caro he was Rock Solid winning every tackle and helping France keep Belgium from breaking through he's rated at seven Lucas Dean was a bit feisty getting booked early but almost scored a brilliant free kick and was solid on the left wing A6 out of 10 for him in Midfield we had a typically brilliant performance from ngolo kante his tireless running and efficient passing gave him a well-deserved seven and let's not forget manuk Kone he was a creative Force splitting the Belgian defense apart despite his booking he gets a 72 Mato gzi though energetic was a little off with his finishing snatching a half volly early on still he was active throughout earning a six now to the front three we already talked about dembele's Brilliance rated an eight out of 10 Randall Colo muani who scored a powerful volley also had a good night getting a solid seven Marcus teram was slightly erratic but passed well in the final third A5 for him as for the subs Kylie and mbappe came on with High Hopes but was unable to find the back of the net despite numerous attempts he gets a six Onan Griezmann who replaced gendi also had a quiet evening with one longrange attempt manager did desam played it smart resting key players like mbappe and Griezmann while giving others a chance to shine his tactics paid off as France Cru to Victory earning him a seven out of 10 in conclusion this was a huge statement win for France and it was e man demele who made the headlines a brilliant performance showed why he still belongs on the big stage France's depth is truly incredible and they'll be a force to reckon within the next stages that's it for today's analysis of France's player ratings versus Belgium if you enjoyed the video don't forget to like And subscribe for more in-depth Sports breakdowns see you in the next one