De Bruyne and Batshuayi help Belgium hold off Wales in Nations League
If this was Kevin De Bruyne when he is bored, then Belgium’s World Cup opponents would be right to quiver at the prospect of the damage he could inflict when he is in the mood. De Bruyne recently told how he had grown tired of playing Wales – this was Belgium’s ninth meeting with Wales in the past 10 years and the fourth in the past 18 months – but he scored a sumptuous goal and set up another for Michy Batshuayi to put them en route to a Nations League victory in Brussels. Wales, who rightly saw a VAR review for a second-half penalty go in their favour, were overwhelmed in the first half but were greatly improved in the second and hit back through Kieffer Moore. Brennan Johnson set up Moore for his header and finished the game strongly, pulling a shot wide with five minutes to play.
