Internationals: Bischof shines with two assists, wins for Ito and Laimer

Several FC Bayern players once again saw action on the final matchday of the March international break. fcbayern.com with an overview of the results.

Bischof leads Germany U21s to victory in crunch encounter

A crucial win for Tom Bischof and the Germany U21s. In the top match in European Championship qualifying Group F in Greece, the FC Bayern midfielder captained his side and played a key role in the 2-0 away win, setting up the two goals from Saïd El Mala (11th minute) and Anton Kade (73rd). Following the 3-2 defeat in the reverse fixture, the win saw the German youngsters join the Greeks on 18 points with three matchdays to go in Group F and replace them at the top of the group based on their head-to-head record. This would mean direct qualification for the European Championship finals tournament.

Ito wins with Japan in England, Kane not used

FCB defender Hiroki Ito celebrated a narrow 1-0 friendly win over England with Japan on Tuesday evening. Kaoru Mitoma scored the decisive goal for the visitors with 23 minutes gone at Wembley Stadium in London. Ito started the game and was taken off in the 66th minute. As a precautionary measure, Bayern striker Harry Kane didn't play, as the Three Lions' medical department announced that he'd picked up a slight knock in training.

Laimer wins head-to-head with Minjae

Two FCB players went head-to-head in Vienna on Tuesday evening. The Austrian national team featuring Konrad Laimer took on South Korea with Minjae Kim. The hosts won 1-0 thanks to a Marcel Sabitzer strike in the 48th minute. Both Bayern players started the game, with Laimer being substituted in the 78th minute and Minjae playing the full 90 minutes.

Stanišić and Croatia lose to Brazil

Josip Stanišić and the Croatian national team were defeated by Brazil in a friendly in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Danilo (45'+2) put the Brazilians ahead in Orlando. Lovro Majer equalised for Croatia in the 84th minute. However, two late goals from Igor Thiago (88') and Gabriel Martinelli (90'+2) gave Brazil a 3-1 win. Stanišić played the whole 90 minutes.

Jackson unused sub in Senegal win

Senegal celebrated a 3-1 friendly win over Gambia in Diamniadio on Tuesday. FCB striker Nicolas Jackson, who scored in the 2-0 win over Peru on Saturday, didn't feature this time round.

Germany recorded a 2-1 win against Ghana on Monday: