The UEFA Women's Nations League is back! Six FCB players will be battling for a place in the final when they take to the pitch with their national teams in the semi-finals of the tournament on Friday, 23 February. The Nations League is also a qualifying tournament for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, where just two other European countries can take part alongside hosts France. Find out here which FC Bayern players will be in action during the international break, when they'll be playing, and which teams they'll come up against.
Germany up against France
With Giulia Gwinn, Linda Dallmann, Klara Bühl, Sydney Lohmann and Lea Schüller, five FC Bayern players have been called up for the German national team. Germany finished the group stage of the Nations League as League A group winners and now face France in the semi-finals on Friday 23 February. Kick-off in Lyon is at 21:00 CET (live in Germany on the ARD TV channel). A win for head coach Horst Hrubesch's side will see them qualify for the Olympics. They would then face either Spain or the Netherlands in the final five days later. In the event they lose the semi-final, the Germans would play the losers of the second semi-final in the third-place play-off, also on 28 February. As France are already qualified as host nation, the DFB team could also secure Olympic qualification by winning the third-place play-off.
FCB player Jill Baijings made it to the semi-finals of the tournament with the Dutch national team. The Netherlands will play Spain at the same time as the Germany vs. France game on Friday at 21:00 CET, so also have a chance of qualifying for the Olympics.
Germany beat Denmark 3:0 in the group stage.
Play-offs for Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Serbia
With the group stage of the UEFA Women's Nations League wrapped up, the play-offs for promotion and relegation in the competition will now take place. FCB player Linda Sembrant, who came third with Sweden in Group A4 will face Group B4 runners-up, Bosnia and Herzegovina, for a place in League A. The first leg will take place on 23 February at 13:00 CET and the second leg on 28 February at 18:30 CET.
Norway's Tuva Hansen and her teammates have a play-off against Croatia. As the third-placed team in Group A2, they will face the second-placed team in Group B2. The matches will take place on 23 and 27 February at 18:00 CET.
Serbia's Jovana Damnjanović and Iceland's Glódís Viggósdóttir will also go head-to-head in the other play-off for a spot in League A on Friday 23 February at 16:00 CET and Tuesday 27 February at 15:30 CET. The Serbs came second in Group B3, while the Icelanders finished third in Group A3.
Glódís Viggósdóttir and her Iceland teammates are determined to retain their place in League A.
Scotland in the Pinatar Cup
Sam Kerr will take part in the Pinatar Cup with the Scottish national team. It takes place between 24 and 27 February 2024 in the Spanish city of San Pedro del Pinatar. Other participants are Finland, the Philippines and Slovenia. The Scots will first face the Philippines on 24 February. Three days later, they will play either Finland or Slovenia in the final or the third-place play-off.
Friendlies lined up for Denmark, Austria and England
In the friendly between Denmark and Austria on Wednesday, 28 February, Pernille Harder will face her Austrian FCB teammates Sarah Zadrazil and Katharina Naschenweng (kick-off 16:30 CET).
England's Georgia Stanway will play a friendly against Italy. Kick-off is on Wednesday 28 February at 18:00 CET.
Austria's Katharina Naschenweng will be up against Denmark's Pernille Harder.
Eight players called up for their national youth teams
A number of FC Bayern's youth players will also be in action during the international break. The Reds' Alara Şehitler, Franziska Kett and youth keeper Juliane Schmid have all received call-ups for the German U20 team. In the Nations Cup, they will first face Spain (22 February) and then Mexico (25 February).
FCB Women reserves' Carla Schwarz and Carlotta Schwoerer will turn out for the Germany U19s, facing the Netherlands (24 February) and Italy (27 February) in the Nations Cup.
The Germany U17s will play Switzerland (24 February) and Italy (27 February). Greta Hünten, Paula Rintzner and Celina Senftl from the FCB U20 squad have all been called up.
Ahead of the international break, FC Bayern women beat SGS Essen at home:
Topics of this article