Belgium vs Senegal: Trossard and Tielemans turn a 3-2 hole into a comeback

Belgium were 3-2 down to Senegal when the match boiled over. Leandro Trossard and Youri Tielemans had to be separated, with Romelu Lukaku and Nicolas Raskin stepping in before Belgium flipped the game and won 3-2 after extra-time in Belgium vs Senegal.

The flashpoint before the turnaround

The exchange came in the second half while Belgium were still chasing the game. That detail matters because the comeback did not arrive in a calm spell, it came after a visible crack between two players who ended up deciding the match together.

Thomas Meunier set up Lukaku's 86th-minute goal, which dragged Belgium back into the contest. Tielemans was the standout from there, finishing with an 8.3 rating and two goals in the game. Trossard, who plays for Arsenal, finished on 7.3 and provided the cross for the equaliser.

The late equaliser and winner

With four minutes left, Trossard crossed for Tielemans to head Belgium level. The same pair had been separated earlier, and they were the two directly involved in the move that forced extra-time.

Tielemans then scored the winning penalty to send Belgium into the last-16. Lukaku's 7.7 rating reflects how important his 86th-minute equaliser was in keeping the comeback alive, but this was Tielemans' night. His two goals, including the penalty in extra-time, turned a messy game into a recovery Belgium will remember for the right reasons.