The striker scored two goals for DR Congo and the full-back played 90 minutes for Serbia
Cédric Bakambu and Antonio Rukavina were key players for their respective national teams. The African striker started and scored two goals (2nd and 82nd minutes) in a spectacular victory for the Democratic Republic of the Congo against Madagascar (1-6) in an African Cup of Nations qualifying match in Antananarivo.
For his part, Rukavina started and played 90 minutes of Serbia’s friendly match against Russia, which was played in Monaco and finished in a 1-1 draw.
After these two matches, the next game for a Villarreal international footballer, in this case Bruno Soriano, will be Spain vs Georgia this Tuesday in Getafe (8:45pm).
The matches for the Yellows on international duty are the following:
Bruno, Asenjo and Denis Suárez (Spain):
- Sunday 29th May: Spain-Bosnia in Switzerland (3-1).
- Wednesday 1st June: Spain-South Korea in Austria (6-1).
- Tuesday 7th June: Spain-Georgia in Getafe (8:45pm, Coliseum Alfonso Pérez).
Bakambu (Democratic Republic of the Congo):
- Wednesday 25th May: Romania-DR Congo in Turin (1-1).
- Monday 30th May: Egypt-DR Congo in Alexandria (CANCELLED).
- Sunday 5th June: Madagascar-DR Congo in Antananarivo (1-6).
Rukavina (Serbia):
- Wednesday 25th May: Serbia-Cyprus in Uzice (2-1).
- Tuesday 31st May: Serbia-Israel in Novi Sad (3-1).
- Sunday 5th June: Russia-Serbia (1-1).
Areola (France):
- Monday 30th May: France-Cameroon in Nantes (3-2).
- Saturday 4th June: France-Scotland in Metz (3-0).
