International break roundup: Dembele helps France to victory, Pedri, Busquets, Alba shine for Spain

With another round of international matches coming to an end, Barça Universal brings you the roundup of all the ten Barcelona players who were on duty for their nations in yesterday’s set of six fixtures across competitions.

Kazakhstan vs France: Three Barcelona players featured in France’s comfortable 2-0 win against a Kazakhstan side sitting bottom of qualifying group D. Clement Lenglet started in defense and played a solid full game, getting a clean sheet for his efforts.

Antoine Griezmann started and played for 59 minutes before being replaced by Wissam Ben Yedder. Ousmane Dembele, who was also handed a start by Didier Deschamps starred as he scored the opener for Les Bleus and was only taken off in the final minute of the game for Kingsley Coman.

Denmark vs Moldova: The Danes ran riot against Moldova in group F, with an astonishing 8-0 victory. Barcelona striker Martin Braithwaite however, remained on the bench for this fixture and did not feature.

Georgia vs Spain: The Spaniards played away against Georgia and prevailed with a hard-fought 2-1 victory after going a goal down right before half-time. Barcelona key-men Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Pedri, all started and had fantastic displays. Busquets was taken off in the 73rd but Alba and Pedri played the full game.

Pedri was handed his first national team start by Luis Enrique and put in a typically splendid performance on the ball, especially in the second half. Jordi Alba also continued his rich vein of form, assisting both of Spain’s goals, scored by Ferran Torres and a late winner by Dani Olmo.

Northern Ireland vs USA: The USMNT ran out 2-1 winners in their friendly contest against Northern Ireland. Barcelona’s Sergino Dest started and played 46 minutes before being replaced by Bryan Reynolds.

Romania vs Germany: Barcelona number one Marc Andre Ter Stegen remained on the bench in Germany’s 1-0 win over Romania. Serge Gnabry’s first half strike was enough to secure three points for Die Mannschaft, keeping them atop group J.

Portugal U21 vs England U21: Portugal’s U21s continued their winning start to the EURO U21 group stages with a 2-0 victory over England. Barcelona winger Francisco Trincao started from the bench and came on to replace Gedson Fernandes in the 46th minute.

The 21-year-old scored a penalty for Portugal’s second goal to seal the win and keep them on top of group D with six points.