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Chelsea forward Lukaku hopes amazing Belgium goal record translates to trophies

Romelu Lukaku hopes his amazing goal record with Belgium can translate into trophies.

The Chelsea striker currently sits on 67 goals for his country, 34 goals clear of the next highest Belgian scorer.

Belgium take on France in the semi-finals of the Nations League on Thursday, with the victors going on to face Spain or Italy in the final, and Lukaku hopes he can lead his side to victory.

Speaking to UEFA's official website, Lukaku said: "I didn't really begin scoring goals straight away for the national team. It took me some time.

"But once I had settled in, I knew I would have opportunities to score and that the other players would enable me to do so. And everyone else started to score goals as well, not just me: Eden [Hazard], Kevin [De Bruyne], Dries [Mertens].

"That made me think that in attack, we have real top quality. And for me, it was like a sweet store: just constantly scoring goals.

"At some point, I stopped counting and just continued playing. And we also won our matches. That was the great achievement, you know: scoring and winning.

"I really hate to lose, but scoring and still losing is awful as well. I'm glad that we managed to win so many of our matches, but in the end you really just want to win a trophy and that's what truly motivates me."

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