Mixed fortunes for FC Barcelona stars on international duty this week

Los internacionales del Barça casi logran el pleno de triunfos | sport

Sergi Capdevila

08/09/2019 Upd. at 16:13 CEST

Only Marc-André Ter Stegen (who didn't play) saw his country lose, and that came against Frenkie de Jong's Holland

Almost all of the first team squad have called up for the first international break of the season. 15 players have flown to different parts of the world to be involved in Euro 2020 qualifiers, whereas Brazil faced Colombia in a friendly. Here is how those players fared:

Arthur (Brazil 2-2 Colombia, 90’):

Another solid display from the Barça midfielder. The club will be happy to see he was able to gain vital minutes as he looks to get back to his best form. He's only been used sparingly in the first few LaLiga contests. Arthur remains a key member of Tite's squad.

Frenkie De Jong (90’, Germany 2-4 Holland):

Perhaps this is the one game most Barça supporters already know about. The midfielder played with freedom and ran the show for 'La Oranje' as they brushed aside a strong German side. It was his first official goal with the national team too. Marc-Andre ter Stegen was an unused substitute for Germany, something which is becoming harder and harder to understand.

Busquets and Jordi Alba (90’, Romania 1-2 Spain):

The pair were untouchable in Luis Enrique's XI for Spain and it appears that will remain the case under new coach Roberto Moreno. Both completed 90 minutes against Romania and Alba even provided an assist for former Barça forward Paco Alcacer.

Nélson Semedo (65’, Serbia 2-4 Portugal):

Perhaps the most concerning news for Barça came as Nelson Semedo was stretchered off in the 65th minute. The Portuguese FA, and sources close to the medical team at Barça, remain confident it was simply a precaution than the right-back suffering a serious injury. He's unlikely to feature in the second match against Lithuania. .

Antoine Griezmann (90’), Lenglet (90’) and Umtiti (-), (Francia 4-1 Albania):

It wasn't Griezmann's day as France took on Albania. He failed to score from the penalty spot but he did provide an assist for Coman's goal to make it 3-0. Lenglet played the full match alongside Varane. Because of this, Umtiti was an unused substitute.