Belgium will face a familiar opponent in Russia when it kicks off its Euro 2020 campaign on Saturday as one of the tournament's heavy favorites.
The Red Devils faced Russia twice in qualifying for the Euros as Belgium prevailed in its respective 3-1 and 4-1 victories in 2019. Eden Hazard scored two goals in each of the ties, but the Real Madrid winger is expected to be on the bench for the opener as he continues to fight back from an injury-plagued season.
Hazard did play 10 minutes in Belgium's final friendly against Croatia last week, a 1-0 win thanks to a goal from Romelu Lukaku.