England's players across Europe experienced a week of contrasting fortunes in club competition. While some contributed to big wins, others were on the wrong end of significant results.
Harry Kane continued his prolific form for Bayern Munich, scoring a penalty and providing an assist in their 2-2 Champions League draw with Arsenal on Wednesday. The striker then played a full 90 minutes as Bayern beat SC Freiburg 3-1 in the Bundesliga on Sunday. His international teammate Declan Rice was also on the scoresheet in that midweek European clash, netting for Arsenal in the same 2-2 draw.
Champions League contributions
Jude Bellingham featured in Real Madrid's 4-1 Champions League victory over RB Leipzig, coming off after 88 minutes. He then played the full match as Real secured a key 2-1 La Liga win against Barcelona on Sunday. Elliot Anderson scored for Manchester City in their 5-1 Champions League rout of AEK Athens, but his side then lost 2-1 to Aston Villa in the Premier League.
For Arsenal, Eberechi Eze came off the bench to score against Bayern, while Ezri Konsa played the full match in defence. Youngster Myles Lewis-Skelly earned minutes off the bench in Europe and a start against Everton.
Domestic setbacks
Anthony Gordon played the entirety of Barcelona's 4-2 Champions League loss to Paris Saint-Germain and was then substituted late in a 2-1 El Clásico defeat to Real Madrid.
In the Premier League, Jordan Pickford and James Garner were in the Everton side that lost 2-0 to Arsenal, where Konsa scored. Morgan Rogers played 90 minutes for Chelsea in their 2-0 defeat to Tottenham.
International context
These club performances come with England in strong form. The national team has won three of its last four matches, including a 7-0 thrashing of Croatia and a 3-0 victory over Czechia earlier this month.
The next test is a rematch against Croatia, who sit second in the group, at Wembley on 12 November. The mixed club results provide Southgate with both encouraging signs and selection puzzles as that date approaches.
