Bakambu shone for the DR Congo scoring a brace against the Congo (3-1)
Five Villarreal players went on international duty once the season finished with the Submarine. Bakambu, Jonathan dos Santos and Rukavina, as well as new signings Enes Ünal and Rúben Semedo have represented their respective countries. The Mexican, the Serbian and the French-Congolese all started their matches played last weekend.
Cédric Bakambu had a brilliant match for the Democratic Republic of the Congo against the Congo (3-1) in which he scored a brace. For his part, Jonathan dos Santos played 77 minutes in Mexico’s draw against the United States (1-1) at the Azteca stadium, while the Serbian defender played the full 90 minutes in the match that finished in a draw against Wales (1-1), played in Belgrade.
For his part, the Yellows’ brand new signing, Enes Ünal, did not step on the field in his country’s victory over Turkey against Kosovo (1-4), but he did participate in the goalless draw against Macedonia. The young Villarreal forward played the first 45 minutes up front for Turkey. Next up is Portuguese defender Rúben Semedo, who will play in the U21 European Championships very soon.
The schedule for the Yellows on international duty is as follows (Spain time and date):
Friendly
5th June: Democratic Republic of the Congo-Botswana (2-0).
African Cup of Nations qualifier
11th June: Democratic Republic of the Congo-Congo (3-1).
Friendlies
28th May: Mexico-Croatia (1-2).
2nd June: Mexico-Ireland (3-1).
Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier
9th June: Mexico-Honduras (3-0).
12th June: Mexico-United States (1-1).
Confederations Cup
18th June: Mexico-Portugal (5pm).
21st June: Mèxic-Nova Zelanda (8pm).
24th June: Mèxic-Rússia (5pm).
Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier
11th June: Serbia-Wales (1-1).
Enes Ünal (Turkey)
Friendlies
5th June: Turkey-Macedonia (0-0).
Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier
11th June: Kosovo-Turquia (1-4).
Ruben Semedo (Portugal U21)
U21 European Championships
17th June: Portugal U21-Serbia U21 (6pm).
20th June: Portugal U21-Spain U21 (8:45pm).
23rd June: Macedonia U21-Portugal U21 (8:45pm).
