FC Barcelona released a total of 11 players for the double international matchday in October. On Saturday, three of them saw action in the UEFA Nations League with Spain and Poland, respectively. Although they did not have outstanding performances individually, at least Pedri González and Lamine Yamal managed to celebrate with La Roja. The midfielder had a fairly discreet night, leaving his place on the field to Mikel Merino in the 62nd minute.
Lamine, for his part, also had no luck in front of goal during the 90 minutes. The winger missed a one-on-one in the first half and ended up suffering from the aggressiveness of the Danish game. In the end, the one from Esplugues de Llobregat limped away from Murcia due to discomfort in his left thigh that, in principle, points to overload. The only culé without minutes against Denmark was Pau Cubarsí. In the case of 'Lewy', the Polish captain could not do much to prevent his team from falling to Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal (1-3). The '9' played the 90 minutes, but had almost no opportunities throughout the game.
Koundé and Raphinha had better luck on Thursday
Previously, Jules Koundé and Raphinha also started for France and Brazil against Israel and Chile, respectively. The defender once again excelled on the right side, completing 90 more minutes at a very high level. The winger, on the other hand, had a much more complicated day in Santiago, although the 'canarinha' ended up coming back against a tough rival. Barça's '11' scored a nice goal in the second half, but it was annulled by his offside at the beginning of the play.
Another 3 culés have seen action with the Spanish U-19 and U-21
The other four Barcelona footballers who have seen minutes during the break are Héctor Fort (with the Spanish U-19), Marc Casadó and Pablo Torre (with the U-21). Fort started on Wednesday with the U-19 against Germany (played 71' in the 2-1 loss), as did Andrés Cuenca (played 90'). On Saturday, Héctor came on in the 77th minute against Norway (3-2 win), while Cuenca stayed on the bench. Two days before, the U-21 also suffered to beat Kazakhstan (4-3), a match in which Pablo Torre played 72 minutes. Santi Denia reserved Marc Casadó, substitute for the 90 minutes.
The agenda of Barça's internationals this week
| Match | Date and Schedule |
Barça players called up |
|---|---|---|
| Spain-Serbia | Tuesday 15/10, 20:45 | Cubarsí, Pedri and Lamine |
| Belgium-France | Monday 14/10, 20:45 | Jules Koundé |
| Brazil-Peru | Wednesday 16/10, 02:45 | Raphinha |
| Poland-Croatia | Tuesday 15/10, 20:45 | Robert Lewandowski |
| Spain-Malta (Sub-21) | Tuesday 15/10, 17:00 | Pablo Tower and Marc Casadó |
| Spain-Romania (Sub-19) | Tuesday 15/10, 11:00 | Héctor Fort and Andrés Cuenca |