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title: "Chelsea’s Romeo Lavia unlocks France with brilliant assist before Belgium suffer FOUR-goal late collapse"
canonical: "https://readchelsea.com/2026/10/05/romeo-lavia-france-assist-belgium/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "James Chettle"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2026-10-05T21:01:02Z"
modified: "2026-10-05T21:01:02Z"
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# Chelsea’s Romeo Lavia unlocks France with brilliant assist before Belgium suffer FOUR-goal late collapse

> **Key takeaways**
>
> - **Lavia:** Set up Dodi Lukebakio’s opening goal.
> - **Belgium:** Lost 4-1 after taking the lead.
> - **Chelsea:** The midfielder completed 87 minutes.

Romeo Lavia produced a superb defence-splitting assist for Belgium against France on Monday, although a late collapse left the Chelsea midfielder facing a 4-1 defeat.

Lavia found Dodi Lukebakio with a forward pass from inside his own half, sending the attacker through to score in the 35th minute.

[Sofascore’s match record credits Lavia with the assist](https://www.sofascore.com/football/match/belgium-france/GObsrUb), rewarding a moment of vision that briefly put Belgium on course for victory in Paris.

## Romeo Lavia’s performance against France

The Chelsea midfielder combined that attacking contribution with two interceptions and two tackles won during his 87 minutes.

| Statistic | Total |
| --- | --- |
| Touches | 57 |
| Assists | 1 |
| Big chances created | 1 |
| Key passes | 1 |
| Pass accuracy | 89% |
| Tackles won | 2 |
| Interceptions | 2 |
| Shots blocked | 1 |
| Ground duels won | 4/7 |

Lavia started after [suspensions ruled Kevin De Bruyne and Youri Tielemans out of Belgium’s midfield](https://readchelsea.com/2026/10/03/romeo-lavia-belgium-france-midfield-suspensions/).

His assist demonstrated how quickly he can turn possession deep in midfield into a scoring opportunity with one forward pass.

However, [Belgium could not protect their advantage](https://www.thechelseachronicle.com/match-coverage/belgium-fans-in-awe-of-romeo-lavia-as-chelsea-star-produces-magic-moment-against-france/). France’s late response left the visitors with a heavy defeat despite leading for much of the match.

Lavia now turns his attention back to Chelsea, who [resume their Premier League campaign at home to Bournemouth on Saturday](https://readchelsea.com/2026/09/21/chelsea-next-five-fixtures-after-international-break/).