Internationals : Friday's results

Published on 04 September 2020 at 11:15 PM by sc

Sélection : les résultats des internationaux

Six Lyon players were in action this Friday with their respective countries.

The French U-21 team remains in the running in the qualifying stages for Euro 2021. Thanks to their 2-0 victory in Georgia, Les Espoirs retain second place in the group and remain three small points behind the Swiss at the top. Starter and captain Jeff Reine-Adelaide was forced to give up his place after 25 minutes of play due to a calf issue. His Lyon teammate in midfield, Maxence Caqueret played the entire match while Melvin Bard came on in the 79th minute. Their next match is Monday, September 7 against Azerbaijan.

Belle victoire de nos Espoirs en Géorgie, 2-0 ! 👊 #GEOFRA pic.twitter.com/nKMhlpCz9z
— Equipe de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) September 4, 2020

Even if he did not find the net, Memphis once again made a major contribution to the success of his team. OL's number 11 obviously started and played the 90 minutes in the 1-0 victory over Poland on the first day of the Nations League. The other Lyon player involved in this match, Kenny Tete, remained on the bench.

#NEDPOL Du très bon @Memphis (@OL) en #NationsLeague ce soir, les 🟠🟠 pressent en ce début de match. pic.twitter.com/IJVXgpYwiI
— Nations League 🇫🇷 (@EURO2020FR) September 4, 2020

The last OL representative on this first evening of the international break, Ciprian Tatarusanu started in Romania's goal. They were held to a 1-1 draw against Northern Ireland. The Romanians will play their second Nations League match on Monday away to Austria.