There are nine FC Barcelona players who we will see in action with their national teams in the first break of the 2024/25 season. The players managed by Hansi Flick will be divided into four teams. Seven of them will play the first two matchdays of the 2024/25 UEFA Nations League season, which starts this September. The other two will be called up for the qualifying matches for the European Under-21 Championship.
7 Barça players will play in the Nations League
For the Spanish national team, Luis de la Fuente called up four Barça players. These are Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal, Pedri and Ferran. First they will play against Serbia in Belgrade in a match that will be played on Thursday, September 5 at 8:45 p.m. (Spanish time) and then they will face Switzerland in Geneva on Sunday, September 8 at 8:45 p.m. (Spanish time). These will be their first matches after being crowned Euro 2024 champions.
In the French national team we will see Jules Koundé, who is one of the best players in Didier Deschamps' squad. The French will face Italy on Friday, September 6 at 20:45 (Spanish time) and then Belgium on Monday, September 9 at 20:45 (Spanish time).
Marc-André ter Stegen will have the opportunity to be the new number '1' of the German team led by Julian Nagelsmann, remembering that Manuel Neuer announced his retirement as an international a few days ago. In the Nations League, they will face Hungary on Saturday, September 7 at 20:45 (Spanish time) and the Netherlands on Tuesday, September 10 at 20:45 (Spanish time).
Robert Lewandowski closes this list. The striker will play for Poland against Scotland on Thursday 5 September at 20:45 (Spanish time) and will then face Croatia on Sunday 8 September at 20:45 (Spanish time). All Nations League matches will be broadcast on TVE LA1 and UEFA.com (Free).
Cubarsí and Torre with the Spanish Under-21s
For their part, Pau Cubarsí and Pablo Torre will have international commitments with the Spanish Under-21 team, where they were called up by Santi Denia for the qualifying matches for the European Championship in the category that will be played in 2025. On Friday, September 6, they will face Scotland at 8:00 p.m. (Spanish time) and on Tuesday, September 10, they will face Hungary at 5:45 p.m. (Spanish time). These matches can be seen on TVE's La 2. Initially, Fermín López had been called up in place of Torre, but the player suffered a muscle injury and will return to Barcelona to begin his recovery. His teammate from the Blaugrana team will replace him in the 'La Rojita' squad.