There are worse things to do on a Wednesday night than to watch a crop of very skillful footballers go about their business. Those who were lucky enough to be at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels had the chance to see some of the best players of today enjoy an entertaining kickabout in the UEFA Nations League.Oh, Eden, please wake up! Hazard misses the unmissable!Belgian national team is often accused of disappearing when it matters most. Maybe they changed their ways or Nations League simply isn’t important enough for them to blew it. Either way, they came from behind and scored four second-half goals to annihilate Poland in style.⚽️ Le but de l’égalisation signé Axel Witsel, magnifique frappe à la 42’Timothy Castagne est le passeur 🅰️#BELPOL | #NationsLeague pic.twitter.com/woP7Udzt84— Actu @BelRedDevils 🇧🇪 (@BelgianPlayers) June 8, 2022 The match started on a low note when Eden Hazard missed an absolute sitter with the unguarded net at his mercy. But we’ve seen more as the match went on.Robert Lewandowski did what he does best just before the half-hour mark when he created a bit of space hor himself in the area and stabbed the ball beyond Simon Mignolet. Unfortunately for the visitors, that was to prove the highlight of their night.#NationsLeague Belgium 2-1 Poland | Goal Kevin De Bruyne. pic.twitter.com/KFIS2QXq4Y— Fast GøaIs. (@iF29s) June 8, 2022 Even though they were seemingly struggling in the early stages of the game, the Red Devils kept on coming until the Czesław Michniewicz’s men couldn’t hold on any longer.Borussia Dortmund midfielder Axel Witsel picked up a rebound from a parried Kevin De Bruyne shot and fired it with venom and precision, leaving Bartlomiej Dragowski helpless.The barricades were pierced with that first goal and the Poles couldn’t resist the home team’s heavy barrage in the second half. A deadly Belgian counter-attack resulted in a fine De Bruyne goal. Hazard made amends for his embarrassing miss early on when he slid a well-timed pass for the Manchester City star to curl into the net.What a goal by Trossard!😰 pic.twitter.com/gFK8iA3V9Z— g (@FBFans9) June 8, 2022 Then, Leandro Trossard took centre-stage. The Brighton winger scored two amazing goals is space of seven minutes to make the home fans dance in jubilation around the ground. His second was particularly sweet – an audacious chip that curled its way into the top far corner.Leander Dendoncker scored his first goal in a Belgium shirt when he took the ball 30 metres from goal and drilled it low to make it 5-1. Yet another excellent goal!Substitute Lois Openda scored the sixth in added time to complete the rout and make this the worst half of football the Polish national team has ever endured.Don’t you wish you were in Brussels tonight?
