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Belgium v Poland live updates - latest from tonight's Nations League action as Roberto Martinez's side for first group stage win

UEFA Nations League / League A
Koning Boudewijnstadion / 08.06.2022
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Ben Snowball

Updated 08/06/2022 at 20:56 GMT


16'
ANOTHER GOLDEN CHANCE!
How are Belgium not ahead? Batshuayi is picked out in the box and he takes an age to get his shot away, dipping past a couple of defenders before seeing his effort saved. Castagne then lashes high and wide with a rebound from a tight angle
14'
YELLOW CARD
A cynical hauling down of De Bruyne leads to a yellow card, and rightly so, far Grzegorz Krychowiak
G. Krychowiak
Yellow card
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Blocked Shots1
Yellow Cards1
Fouls2
11'
DE BRUYNE SMASHES OVER
De Bruyne tries his luck from 25-yards as he gets half a yard to shoot, but he wildly fires his effort well over the bar
10'
POLAND STRUGGLING
It only looks a matter of time until the hosts score. They're camped in the Poland half of the field, with Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne pulling the strings in midfield
6'
GOAL RULED OUT
This has been an electric start for the hosts. Hazard finds Batshuayi with an delightful flick and he slides home, but the flag goes up for offside. A big let off for Poland who look all over the place at the back
5'
WHAT. A. CHANCE!
Oh my word! You will not see a worse miss all season! Batshuayi rattles the woodwork from inside the box and the ball bounces out to Edin Hazard. All he hast to do is hit the target, but he somehow slides wide
3'
BELGIUM DOMINATING POSSESSION EARLY ON
The Red Devils are enjoying plenty of the ball and work an opening fro Timothy Castagne, who fizzes a cross into the box, but it gets cleared near the penalty spot
1st Half
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HERE WE GO...
Anthems and handshakes done and we're underway!
19:42
POLAND LOVE A GOAL
Poland have scored in 22 successive matches, a run dating back to a 0-0 draw at home to Italy two years ago. When you've got Robert Lewandowski upfront, you always carry a threat - he's their all-time top-scorer with 75 goals in 130 games
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19:34
GOING THROUGH THEIR FINAL PREPARATIONS
There's ten minutes to go until kick-off in Brussels
19:32
ELSEWHERE TONIGHT
There's another game in UNL Group A4 tonight, and it's a big one for Wales as they take on the Netherlands. You can follow all the action from Cardiff here
19:29
DEFENSIVE ISSUES?
Roberto Martinez has never been known for making his teams sturdy at the back - just ask any Evertonian. His Belgium side have only kept one clean sheet in their last seven, conceding 12 in the process, including four against the Netherlands last time out
19:24
THE LAST MEETING
Heads up Bolton fans, remember Ebi Smolarek? The one-time Wanderers loanee scored a brace when these two sides last met, with Poland registering a 2-0 win in a Euro 2008 qualifying in November 2007
19:21
CAN BELGIUM MAKE HISTORY?
Over the last decade, there's no doubting that Belgium, with their 'golden generation', have been the better of these two countries, including a third place finish at the 2018 World Cup. However, in seven previous competitive meetings with Poland, they've won just once - and that was in 1985
MANE ON THE MOVE?
It's the summer, so naturally the rumour mill is in over-drive. Catch up on all the latest transfer stories from today here - including possible moves for Sadio Mane and Darwin Nunez
POLAND HOPING TO BACK UP WALES WIN
Poland started their Nations League campaign with a 2-1 win over Wales, secured thanks to a late strike from Karol Świderski, who plays his football for MLS side Charlotte - that was his first goal in nine appearances for club and country
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19:09
BATSHUAYI STARTS FOR BELGIUM
So there's no Lukaku for the hosts, which only further fuels reports that he's set to return to Inter Milan. Michy Batshuayi starts in his place, one of five changes from their 4-1 drubbing at the hands of the Netherlands at the weekend
TEAM NEWS - Lewandowski starts for the visitors, but no Lukaku for the hosts
BELGIUM: Mignolet; Dendoncker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Castagne, Tielemans, Witsel, Carrasco; De Bruyne, Edin Hazard, Batshuayi. Subs: Sels, Casteels, Theate, Boyata, Openda, Mertens, Meunier, Thorgan Hazard, Trossard, De Ketelaere, Vanakan, Faes /// POLAND: Dragowski, Gumny, Bednarek, Glik, Puchacz, Krychowiak, Zurkowski, Kaminski, Zielinski, Szymanski, Lewandowski. Subs: Szczesny, Skorupski, Bereszynski, Zalewski, Wieteska, Linetty, Klich, Frankowski, Cash, Szymanski, Swiderski, Buksa
19:03
GOOD EVENING!
Hello and welcome to tonight's coverage of Belgium's Nations League clash with Poland in Brussels. There's no Romelu Lukaku for the hosts - team news coming up