Celtic midfielder Arne Engels earned his second senior cap for Belgium last night in a 2-1 defeat to 10-man France.

The £11 million summer signing was introduced by Belgium boss Domenico Tedesco in the 81st minute of the Nations League clash, but couldn’t help his side find a late equaliser.

On an eventful evening at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Youri Tielemans missed a first-half penalty for the hosts before a brace from PSG’s Randal Kolo Muani either side of half time - including one from the penalty spot - edged Didier Deschamps’ side to a narrow win.


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Loïs Openda clawed one back for Belgium just before half time, but France held firm despite a sending off for Real Madrid’s Aurelien Tchouameni, who received a second yellow card with fifteen minutes to go in his second game as national team captain.

Arne Engels made his international debut in September, coming off the bench for the final 20 minutes of Belgium's 3-1 win over Israel in their Nations League opener.

The 21-year-old was an unused substitute in their 2-2 draw with Italy on Thursday.