Borussia Dortmund internationals: Wins for Dahoud, Brandt, Delaney and Hazard

Five Borussia Dortmund players were in action on Wednesday evening, and all of them enjoyed wins in international friendlies.

Julian Brandt played 90 minutes for Germany as they earned their second win of the calendar year, beating the Czech Republic 1-0. The Borussia Dortmund playmaker came close to scoring in the 32nd minute, but couldn’t find the target from 13 yards out.

Mahmoud Dahoud came on for Die Mannschaft at half-time, replacing for Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gündogan. The 24 year old had another solid game, as he made his second appearance for the senior national team. Nico Schulz also came on as a 69th minute substitute for Philipp Max, who set up Luca Waldschmidt’s winning goal in the first half.

Thomas Delaney captained Denmark to a 2-0 win over Sweden. The battling Borussia Dortmund midfielder played the first hour of the game, as the Danes continued their impressive run of form going into the final set of UEFA Nations League fixtures.

Thorgan Hazard played 91 minutes at left wing-back for Belgium, as a brace from former Borussia Dortmund striker Michy Batshuayi led the Red Devils to a come from behind 2-1 win over Switzerland. Axel Witsel, Thomas Meunier and Manuel Akanji were all given a chance to rest and did not take part in the game. Raphael Guerreiro was also rested as Portugal enjoyed a 7-0 win over Andorra.

Meanwhile, Erling Haaland and Norway had their game against Israel called off due to a high risk of infection for players, after Hoffenheim striker Munas Dabbur tested positive for COVID-19.