MAROUANE FELLAINI NETTED a brace as Belgium delivered a reminder of their quality with a 4-3 friendly win over France in Paris last night.
Marc Wilmots’ men face a pivotal Euro 2016 qualifier with Wales on Friday and laid down a marker ahead of that game by beating the tournament hosts at the Stade de France.
Fellaini gave Belgium the lead with a simple finish from just outside the six-yard box as they dominated proceedings in the first half. His 42nd-minute header doubled the advantage before the victory was all but sealed in a frantic period after the second-half restart in which three goals were scored in four minutes.
Radja Nainggolan made it 3-0 with a fine long-range effort in the 50th minute, only for France’s Mathieu Valbuena to pull one back from the penalty spot.
Eden Hazard converted a penalty at the other end moments later, with his strike proving to be enough for Belgium despite late goals from Nabil Fekir and Dimitri Payet.