With the fourth and final international break of the season now behind us, let's take a look at how things went for Real Madrid's international stars
Upon the conclusion of the games played on Tuesday, the fourth and final international break of the 25/26 season was completed.
With that in mind, let's take a look at how Real Madrid players did yesterday and in the last few days, as well as a look back at the break in general.
Let's begin with the most important game of all, where Arda Guler started for Turkey as they defeated Kosovo 1-0 to qualify for their first World Cup since 2002, where they reached the semi finals and took the bronze medal.
As for Guler himself, he played 83 minutes in this one, and did not pick up any injury. His wonderful assist in the semi final against Romania is what got Turkey to the final, so a very productive break for him.
Meanwhile in friendly action was Federico Valvderde, who was once again started for Uruguay in their friendly against Algeria in Italy. The 27-year old was subbed off in stoppage time. No injury, and he will get a rest this weekend when the team face Mallorca.
Elsewhere in friendly action, Brahim Diaz played the final 24 minutes of Morocco's friendly win against Paraguay. No injury for him either.
Having been an unused sub in Spain's first friendly against Serbia, Dean Huijsen played the 90 minutes against Egypt, keeping a clean sheet as the European Champions were held to a 0-0 draw. No injury.
On Monday evening, Antonio Rudiger came on as a half time substitute for Germany, as they defeated Ghana 2-1. No injury and just 45 minutes of action over the break for the Real Madrid defender.
David Alaba played the final half hour of Austria's 1-0 win against South Korea, having also been an unused sub in their first game. Again, no injury to report here.
In youth action was Gonzalo Garcia, who scored for Spain U21s for a second consecutive game, as they defeated Kosovo 2-0 in Euro 2027 qualifying. No injury.
Jude Bellingham and Franco Mastantuono were unused subs for England and Argentina in their respective friendlies against Japan and Zambia. The former was said not to be risked by Thomas Tuchel.
To finish off Tuesday's action, Vinicius played 67 minutes for Brazil and registered an assist in their 3-1 win over Croatia, who had Real Madrid legend Luka Modric in the starting XI. On loan youngster Endrick also picked up an assist for the Selecao. No injuries.
Finally, to quickly go over the previous couple of days action - Kylian Mbappe played just 12 minutes for France in their 3-1 win over Colombia on Sunday. Meanwhile, Eduardo Camavinga played 26 minutes and Aurelien Tchouameni was an unused sub.
So there we have it. A fruitful international break, and one with no injuries.
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