Barça players through to Euro2020

Barça players through to Euro2020

All 10 FC Barcelona players who represented their country in the international break have made it to the final stages of Euro2020

The international break is now over and Euro2020 is taking shape with regards to the teams that are now through to the final stages. Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, Sergi Roberto, Frenkie de Jong, Antoine Griezmann, Clement Lenglet, Samuel Umtiti, Marc-André ter Stegen, Ivan Rakitic and Nelson Semedo now all have their places booked in next summer's tournament. 

In this most recent pause for international fixtures, many Barça players have played a pivotal role for their national teams. Let's have a look at those who helped their teams to the Euro2020 finals and also the South American players who were also on international duty:  

MARC-ANDRÉ TER STEGEN (90 minutes played). The German goalkeeper started the second of his country's games during the international break, the 6-1 victory over Northern Ireland. Germany booked their place in Euro2020 with a 2-0 over Belarus on Satruday. 

FRENKIE DE JONG (165 minutes played). Like Germany, the Netherlands qualified for next summer's tournament on Saturday. De Jong played all 90 minutes in the 0-0 draw in Belfast against Northern Ireland that saw the 'Oranje' through and then 75 minutes more in the win over Estonia. 

SERGIO BUSQUETS (90 minutes played). Spain qualified for Euro2020 during the previous international break and they followed that up with two more wins in November against Malta and Romania. Sergio Busquets played all 90 minutes in the 5-0 win over the latter. 

CLEMENT LENGLET (180 minutes played). Two wins out of two for the Frenchman, including the 2-1 over Moldova which booked France's ticket for Euro2020. 

ANTOINE GRIEZMANN (180 minutes played). The striker also played all 90 minutes in both France's matches, scoring in the 2-0 win over Albania. 

LIONEL MESSI (180 minutes played). The Barça number 10 returned to international action in style in both Argentina's friendlies, scoring in the 1-0 win over Brazil and scoring again and providing an assist in the 2-2 draw against Uruguay

LUIS SUÁREZ (135 minutes played). The Uruguayan striker played 45 minutes in the 2-1 friendly win against Hungary and also scored in the 2-2 draw against Argentina, also a friendly. 

ARTHUR (135 minutes played). Arthur started the defeat against Argentina and the game against South Korea which ended in a 5-0 win for Brazil. Both games were friendlies. 

MOUSSA WAGUE (90 minutes played). The Senegalese defender played in his nation's 2-0 win over Congo but sat out the 4-1 win over Eswatini with both games being part of qualification for the 2021 African Cup of Nations. 

Elsewhere, other Barça players were in action with Jean-Clair Todibo featuring for the France U20 side, Iñaki Peña, Abel Ruiz, Ansu Fati and Carles Pérez for the Spain U21 team and Ludovit Reis for the Dutch U21 team. 

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