Successes for internationals

Filip Kostic, Aymen Barkok and Almamy Toure all celebrated wins with their national teams on Thursday.

Narrow victory for Kostic and Serbia

Serbia beat Sweden 1-0 in the UEFA Nations League, with ex-Eagle Luka Jovic scoring the only goal in first-half stoppage time. Having been rested in the previous match, Filip Kostic was introduced in the 64th minute.

Winning start to AFCON qualifying
Aymen Barkok was in the starting line-up for Morocco as they kicked off their Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign. Barkok played 60 minutes in a 2-1 win over South Africa.

Almamy Toure, meanwhile, was an unused substitute in Mali’s 3-1 victory over South Sudan.

Cameo appearances for Sow and Hauge

Elsewhere in the Nations League, Switzerland lost 1-0 at home to Spain, with Djibril Sow coming on in the 89th minute.

Jens Petter Hauge and Norway dropped points for the first time in their group, but the 0-0 draw with Slovenia was enough to keep them top of the table. Hauge replaced Mohamed Elyounoussi in the 81st minute.