Seven members of the Barcelona squad had been on senior worldwide obligation this previous week, with each considered one of them competing in UEFA Nations League video games.
Loads of Barca gamers noticed minutes for Spain on their victory lap after their Euro 2024 triumph, whereas the likes of Robert Lewandowski and co. additionally starred in huge wins for his or her nations.
Here is how Barcelona’s worldwide gamers fared throughout the September worldwide break.
Lastly Germany’s primary after Manuel Neuer’s retirement, Marc-Andre ter Stegen earned his forty first and forty second caps this previous week.
The forty first got here in a 5-0 thumping of Hungary, through which the goalkeeper accomplished 91% of his passes, and the forty second got here in a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands.
It is no shock that France gained the sport Jules Kounde began (vs. Belgium) and misplaced the sport that he did not (vs. Italy) this previous week.
He is a key man for Les Bleus.
Pedri did not see an entire lot of sport time throughout the September worldwide break.
The midfielder got here off the bench late within the draw with Serbia, earlier than being sacrificed within the twenty eighth minute by supervisor Luis de la Fuente after Robin Le Normand acquired a crimson card.
The brand new signing wasn’t fairly capable of deliver his early season membership type to the worldwide stage with him.
Dani Olmo failed to actually make an affect in his solitary look of the worldwide break – beginning as an attacking midfielder for the 0-0 draw with Serbia. He additionally hobbled off with an harm within the sport, though he’s set to be accessible for this weekend’s sport in opposition to Girona.
It is honest to say that Ferran Torres made essentially the most of his minutes for Spain.
The ahead was on hearth when he got here off the bench for the second half of the win over Switzerland, bagging a objective and a brace as La Roja ran out 4-1 winners.
Sure, after all Lamine Yamal performed properly for Spain. He at all times does.
The teen was on-song significantly within the win over Switzerland, bagging an help and usually inflicting mayhem on the correct flank.
He is too good.
Robert Lewandowski has regarded again to his best possible in latest weeks at membership, and he introduced that type with him to the worldwide stage too.
The Poland captain was the star of the present within the 3-2 win over Scotland at Hamden Park, netting a penalty and establishing one other objective.
