A round-up of the latest international news involving Liverpool players including Dominik Szoboszlai and Kieran Morrison
Liverpool attacker Bradley Barcola with France head coach Zinedine Zidane after being substituted during the UEFA Nations League match against Belgium on October 5 2026 in Paris
Liverpool attacker Bradley Barcola with France head coach Zinedine Zidane after being substituted during the UEFA Nations League match against Belgium on October 5 2026 in Paris(Image: Baptiste Fernandez/Icon Sport via Getty Images)
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Bradley Barcola suffered a frustrating evening as Giorgi Mamardashvili saved a penalty on a night of mixed emotions for Liverpool's international contingent.
Barcola started for France in their UEFA Nations League clash against Belgium in Paris but was substituted after 72 minutes with Zinedine Zidane's side trailing 1-0.
But Les Blues went on to score four goals in the final 13 minutes to win 4-1, with Barcola's replacement Desire Doue scoring the equaliser and assisting two goals for Michael Olise.
The performance of Barcola prompted a mixed reaction in the French media, with FootMercato awarding him just a 3.5 out of 10 in their ratings while stating "as is often the case with the former Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon player, his lightning-fast bursts of speed were followed by inaccuracies in the final pass or shot".
In mitigation, Barcola's mark was still higher than fellow forwards Ousmane Dembele and Esteban Lepaul and equal to that of Maghnes Akliouche.
The notoriously-demanding L'Equipe rated Barcola as just four out of 10, although again that was higher than Dembele and Akliouche along with left-back Andy Dioug while on a par with Lepaul.
RMC Sport were somewhat more charitable towards Barcola and claimed "he was one of the few players making runs in behind the defence and very generous in his defensive efforts".
With Barcola's Liverpool team-mate Jeremy Jacquet having missed out with a hamstring strain, France are now three points clear of Italy in their UEFA Nations League group with two games remaining.
Elsewhere, Mamardashvili ended his international break by saving a late penalty from Isaac Price to secure Georgia a goalless draw against Northern Ireland in Belfast.
BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - OCTOBER 05: Giorgi Mamardashvili of Georgia makes a save during the UEFA Nations League 2026/27 group phase match between Northern Ireland and Georgia at Windsor Park on October 05, 2026 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
Giorgi Mamardashvili of Georgia makes a save during the UEFA Nations League match against Northern Ireland at Windsor Park on October 5, 2026 in Belfast(Image: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
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Kieran Morrison, who is on loan at Sheffield Wednesday this season, earned his third cap for the home team when coming off the bench for the final 16 minutes.
Dominik Szoboszlai skippered Hungary to a 2-1 win over Ukraine in the Slovakian city of Trnava, although Milos Kerkez was absent through suspension. Armin Pecsi, on loan this season at Austrian side TSV Hartberg, was an unused substitute.
And Prince Cisse made his fourth outing for Wales under-19s when playing the final 39 minutes of the goalless friendly draw at Northern Ireland.
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