Nations League: France bounce back, Italy soar

Nations League: France bounce back, Italy soar

Martin Odegaard is a doubt for Sunday's North London derby after limping out of Norway's 2-1 UEFA Nations League win over Austria in Oslo.

Capitals-SANA France beat Belgium 2-0 in the second round of the group stage of the UEFA Nations League. France made up for its loss in the first round against Italy, 1-3, to take second place in the group with three points, tied with Belgium behind Italy, which leads with six points.

France has achieved its first victory of the season in the Nations League. Against Belgium, Les Bleus were in better shape than in their 1:3 opening defeat against Italy.

After the bitter defeat against Italy, two former Bundesliga stars helped France win over Belgium. Top striker Kylian Mbappé, on the other hand, has a weak evening. In the B-League, Erling Haaland Rangnick annoys Austrians.

France keeps its chances of progressing with a win over Belgium. Italy also beats Israel. Leipzig's Sesko scores three times for Slovenia, Austria loses through Haaland's goal.

France made amends in the Nations League with a 2-0 win against Belgium. Italy recorded its second victory against Israel. The Austrians got off to a bad start.