Belgium lost to France for the sixth consecutive meeting on Monday, going down in Paris in the Nations League after leading at half-time, according to De Telegraaf.
Dodi Lukébakio gave Belgium the advantage against the run of play, with AD.nl reporting that the visitors went into the break ahead through his goal. Sporza described a painful final quarter of an hour in which Belgium's hopes of an upset collapsed against France's substitutes.
Voetbal International reported that the substitutes delivered the win for France. De Telegraaf framed the result around Zinedine Zidane, saying he had once again stood in the way of Van Bommel — the sixth straight defeat for Belgium against a side the paper calls their bogey opponent.
The match was part of the Nations League, and the loss continues a run that has now stretched across six meetings with France. Belgium had kept the game close for long spells before the closing stages turned it.
In the same group, Italy moved up to second place after beating Turkey, De Telegraaf reported, a result that shifts the standings around Belgium.
Belgium must now regroup for their next Nations League fixture, with the group table and their response to another defeat to France the immediate focus.
