First team
Duranville wins with Belgium U21s, eight BVB players in action over the weekend
Julien Duranville celebrated an important victory with Belgium's U21s on Thursday evening. The young Red Devils ran out 3-1 winners against Malta's U21s. Ian Maatsen and the Netherlands, on the other hand, lost 2-1 to Norway's U21s. Eight more Borussia players will be in action for their national teams this weekend.
Julien Duranville came on as a substitute in the 63rd minute of Belgium's match against Malta at the Den Dreef Stadium in Leuven. BVB's Belgian youngster may have missed a good chance to score in the 79th minute, but he delivered an impressive performance and helped his team on their way to three important points in EURO qualification. With 13 points from six games, Belgium are currently in third place in Group B, level on points with second-placed Scotland.
Ian Maatsen and the Netherlands U21s didn't have such a successful evening, as they lost 2-1 to Norway. Maatsen played the entire second half in the Dutch city of Njmegen, but was unable to prevent the Oranje from falling to defeat.
Eight further Black & Yellows are in action for their national teams over the weekend:
Friday, 22.03
Azerbaijan U21s vs. England U21s (13:00 CET), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens
Germany U21s vs. Kosovo U21s (18:00 CET), Youssoufa Moukoko
Norway vs. Czechia (18:00 CET), Julian Ryerson
Netherlands vs. Scotland (20:45 CET), Donyell Malen
Hungary vs. Turkey (20:45 CET), Salih Özcan
Algeria vs. Bolivia (22:00 CET), Rami Bensebaini
Saturday, 23.03
Slovakia vs. Austria (18:00 CET), Marcel Sabitzer
France vs. Germany (21:00 CET), Niclas Füllkrug