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International round-up: PSG's Zabarnyi and Marseille's Hojbjerg in action

There were plenty of Ligue 1 McDonald's players in action on Tuesday, as we round up the action.
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Published on 09/10/2025 at 12:00
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PSG's Vitinha was in action in Portugal's 3-2 win over Hungary.

There were plenty of Ligue 1 McDonald's players in action on Tuesday, as we round up the action. There were plenty of familiar faces on show at PSG's Parc des Princes as France beat Iceland 2-1. Les Bleus started with Bradley Barcola in the line-up, with Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué missing out through injury, whilst Iceland notably fielded Lille's Hakon Arnar Haraldsson. 

PSG players star in win

There were also plenty of PSG players on show in Budapest. As was the case in Portugal's first game of the current international window, Nuno Mendes, Vitinha, and Joao Neves all started, whilst Goncalo Ramos came off the bench, replacing Cristiano Ronaldo, who netted once again.

Former Monaco forward Bernardo Silva was on the scoresheet before Ronaldo's finish. The game was tied at 2-2 after Barnabas Varga equalised for Hungary, however, Joao Cancelo turned in a late winner.

Zabarnyi involved as Ukraine register first point

Elsewhere, PSG defender Illia Zabarnyi was involved for Ukraine as they registered their first point of their FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. They came up against Azerbaijan, but were held to a 1-1 draw. That important result comes after Friday's 2-0 defeat to France, in Wroclaw, Poland. Ligue 1 McDonald's former prolific goalscorer, Kylian Mbappé, was on target in that result. 

Meanwhile, Croatia beat Montenegro 4-0. Lens defender Andrija Bulatovic saw red in the first half of that game, handing Croatia the upper hand in that encounter. 

An England debut for a former Rennais

Whilst there were no current Ligue 1 McDonald's players involved in England's 5-0 win over Serbia. There were, nonetheless, some familiar faces. Former PSG manager Thomas Tuchel now leads the Three Lions, and he has previously called up Angel Gomes, now at Marseille. The former Lille midfielder did not make the cut this time around, but a former Rennes defender did. 

Djed Spence spent half a season on loan at the club in the 2022/23 season, playing 10 games for the club before returning to parent club Tottenham Hotspur. In making his debut for England, coming off the bench in the win over Serbia, the defender also became the first Muslim player to represent the Three Lions. 

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>> PSG's Bradley Barcola was on target as France beat Iceland in World Cup qualifier

>> Rennes' Breel Embolo nets third goal of the international window in Switzerland win
 

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