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Barça trio through to international semi-finals

Ter Stegen and André Gomes are through to the last four of the Confederations Cup, as is Denis Suárez with Spain in the U21 European Championships

FC Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen and the Barça midfielders Andre Gomes and Denis Suárez are through to the semi-finals of their respective international competitions.

Ter Stegen helped Germany secure a place in the last four of the Confederations Cup, playing the full 90 minutes in both a 1-1 draw against Chile and a 3-1 win over Cameroon. He and his teammates will battle it out with Mexico for a place in the final.

André Gomes also played 180 minutes in total, first in a 2-2 draw against Mexico, followed by a 1-0 win over host nation Russia. Portugal now face Chile in the other semi-final.

Finally, Denis Suárez played 188 minutes across three group matches with Spain in the U21 European Championships: first defeating Macedonia (5-0), then Portugal (3-1) and also scoring the only goal in Spain's 1-0 win over Serbia. Spain face Italy in the semi-finals.

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