international break occupies the agenda for some Barça players over the next fortnight. Follow the news of their national teams below (all times CET).
Sunday, 15 November
11.00pm: Martin Braithwaite played for 76 minutes of Denmark’s game against Iceland, which ended in a 2-1 win for the Danes thanks to an injury-time penalty.
8.00pm: The Dutch team beat Bosnia 3-1 in a match with Barça representation in both teams. De Jong started and played the 90 minutes, while Pjanić also started and was substituted on 89. In addition, Rey Manaj started and scored a penalty in Albania’s victory against Kazakhstan (3- 1), and was subsequently replaced in the 86th minute.
1.00pm: A new day of international matches for Barça players, and day 5 of the UEFA Nations League will see a game between two FC Barcelona players. Below is a list of today’s matches with Barça representation:
– 6.00pm: Holland – Bosnia and Herzegovina. Nations League (De Jong and Pjanić)
– 6.00pm: Albania – Kazakhstan. Nations League (Rey Manaj)
– 8.45pm: Denmark – Iceland. Nations League (Braithwaite)
Saturday 14 November
11.10pm: Good and bad for the Barça players tonight.
France won 1-0 away to Portugal to qualify for the Nations League Final Four at the home side’s expense. Griezmann played all 90 minutes at the Stadium of Light, but Lenglet didn’t feature. Trincao came on for Portugal for the last eighteen minutes.
Meanwhile Spain, featuring Sergi Roberto (90 minutes) and Sergio Busquets (72) frew 1-1 away to Switzerland. The point doesn’t make too much difference to the overall picture. Spain still have to win in Germany on Tuesday to make the finals
