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LIVE Nations League | Mark van Bommel faces Zinedine Zidane, twenty years after first meeting in El Clásico
Belgium aims to continue its strong Nations League start against France on Monday evening at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels. Coach Mark van Bommel seeks to maintain the intensity shown in Friday's 2-0 victory over Italy, despite the absence of Leandro Trossard and Mike Penders. France, led by Zinedine Zidane, also secured a win with a 1-0 away victory against Turkey but will be without star player Kylian Mbappé due to injury. Zidane plans to rotate his squad for the match. Van Bommel praised Zidane as an exceptional player and good trainer, noting the challenge posed by national teams with new coaches like Roberto Mancini and Zidane. The two former midfielders previously faced each other in a 2006 Champions League final and have not played internationally since the 2006 World Cup final.
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