Wednesday 17 October 2018 10:00, UK
The second international break of the season has seen a host of Premier League stars jet around the world to represent their countries - but how did they get on?
In Europe, the Nations League returned, while qualification games took place for the Africa Cup of Nations and the U21 European Championship, and a host of international friendlies took place.
From goals and star performances to injuries and selection worries for managers, here's who had a good week and who had one to forget...
Fulham fans have grown accustomed to seeing Aleksandar Mitrovic among the goals and the striker - who has netted 17 for his club this calendar year - was on form for Serbia this week too.
Mitrovic scored both of his country's goals as Serbia beat their local neighbours Montenegro 2-0 in the first meeting between the two since Montenegro became an independent nation in 2006.
Fulham's No 9 smashed in a penalty and then added the clinching goal late on to ensure that Serbia moved to the top of Group C4 in the Nations League.
With only one Premier League win since their promotion, Fulham will be hoping that Mitrovic can carry that form into their next game against Cardiff on Saturday.
With no supporters in attendance, England's game with Croatia in Rijeka was played out in an eerie atmosphere which filtered down to the pitch with both sets of players struggling to find their regular groove.
It wasn't an easy night for those involved but one player who did seize his opportunity to impress was Leicester's left-back Ben Chilwell, who made his first start for England, winning his second cap overall.
Similarly to the last international break, Chilwell earned his call-up after Luke Shaw had withdrawn from the squad through injury, while Danny Rose's absence catapulted him into the starting line-up.
Gareth Southgate hailed the youngster post-match, saying: "I was particularly pleased with Ben Chilwell. I thought that was a super debut, very composed with his defending against some top-quality players. He was patient, he made good interceptions, his use of the ball was very composed, got forward well."
The battle for England's left-back berth is well and truly on.
The Tottenham man made his presence felt for England against Spain, shackling Sergio Busquets in the striking 3-2 win, as well as making that crunching tackle on Sergio Ramos.
Dier was shown a yellow card by referee Szymon Marciniak despite winning the ball in the sliding challenge but was widely saluted on social media.
The forward looked completely relieved of pressure in Seville as he scored twice to lead England to a stunning victory over Spain.
Counter-attacking was crucial for England in Andalucia, which made Sterling pivotal when Gareth Southgate's side went forward.
For his first goal he sprinted beyond everyone down the middle to latch on to a pass from Marcus Rashford before firing an unstoppable shot into the top corner beyond David de Gea for his first England goal since one against Estonia in October 2015.
A similar level of anticipation and intelligent movement was utilised for his second and England's third, as he quickly read a ball over the top to Harry Kane, who knocked a pass into Sterling's path for him to tap into the net while in the space in made for himself.
It was the sign of his instinctive nature on the pitch and two clinical finishes, something he will be hoping to do on a more regular basis.
At a time when Jose Mourinho needs his Manchester United team to become more prolific in front of goal, he will have been heartened by the fact two of his players made telling contributions on that front for their countries.
Romelu Lukaku made the difference as he got both goals for Belgium in a 2-1 Nations League win over Switzerland which leaves them as favourites to win Group A2.
Rashford, meanwhile, made up for his misses in Croatia with England's second and an assist for Sterling in that excellent 3-2 win over Spain in Seville.
That means he had three goals in his last four England appearances - a much better return than his recent record for United - and Mourinho will hope that can kick-start his club form.
Ashley Williams has endured a tough time of it recently after firstly losing his starting place in the Everton back line, before then being shipped out on loan to Stoke City in the Championship.
However, the veteran centre-back produced a man-of-the-match performance on Tuesday night to help Wales secure a 1-0 win over the Republic of Ireland in the UEFA Nations League, a result that propels his country to the top of Group B4.
And it was a display that did not go unnoticed by his manager either.
"It was led by the captain," said Ryan Giggs after the game. "I said I wasn't happy with the first half and I don't want to just pick out one name, but Ashley Williams was outstanding for 90 minutes.
"It was a real captain's performance. He defended and did all the hard stuff, which then gave us the platform for the chances at the end."
It should have been an excellent week for Mohamed Salah as he ended a four-game goalless streak - a drought by his standards - by scoring direct from a corner as Egypt thrashed Swaziland 4-1.
However, Salah's goalscoring return was marred somewhat by a muscular injury he suffered late on in the African Nations Cup qualifier which forced him to limp off.
After the game, the Egyptian FA confirmed that Salah would not participate in the return game against Swaziland with their star player instead heading back to Merseyside for treatment with his club.
Egypt's assistant manager Hany Ramzy played down the severity of Salah's injury, by saying "it is not dangerous", but Jurgen Klopp will be worried nonetheless about the fitness of his star man ahead of Liverpool's trip to Huddersfield.
Andrew Robertson has done little wrong in a Liverpool shirt since making the move from Hull City last summer, but the left-back suffered a disappointing evening as he captained Scotland to a 2-1 defeat to Israel.
Ranked joint 94th in the FIFA world rankings alongside Qatar, Israel were expected to offer little resistance to a Scotland squad containing a clutch of promising players.
However, despite taking a first-half lead, Scotland suffered a humiliating defeat and consequently, a setback to their Nations League ambitions with Robertson taking his share of the blame for the result.
"I was not good enough and that is what I have to look at. So people can say about formations and all that, but at the end of the day if we do not show up - like I did not tonight - then that is a problem," he said post-match.
Things didn't get much better for Robertson when he returned home, with Scotland well-beaten 3-1 by a Cristiano Ronaldo-less Portugal in a friendly at Hampden Park on Sunday.
There's a bit of a theme developing here, isn't there? Another Liverpool player and another potential problem for Jurgen Klopp to deal with ahead of a crucial period of the season.
Sadio Mane, like Salah and Virgil van Dijk - whom Ronald Koeman has claimed has been playing with two broken ribs for 'weeks' but should be fit to face Huddersfield - will return to Merseyside with an injury concern, although in his case it shouldn't keep him out of the team for long.
The forward suffered a hand injury in training and after a trip to hospital, appears to have broken his left thumb.
He may well have to sit out that trip to the John Smith's Stadium, although Klopp will be keen to have him back for the home Champions League tie with Red Star Belgrade on October 24.
Sorry Liverpool fans... Tuesday brought yet more injury worries as Naby Keita reportedly suffered a hamstring injury while playing for Guinea in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Rwanda.
The 23-year-old was substituted at half-time and, to make matters worse, was carried off the pitch on a team-mate's back because no stretcher was available.
Guinea were leading 1-0 when the midfielder was forced to leave the pitch and his agony was increased as Rwanda scored an equaliser 11 minutes from time.
Keita will be joined in the treatment room by Salah and Mane on their return to Liverpool, while James Milner and Virgil van Dijk are also doubts ahead of the clash with Huddersfield on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp was complaining about the volume of fixtures taking its toll on his players before the break... he'll be even more frustrated now.
It wasn't a terrible week for Sigurdsson personally, but there's little doubt the Iceland team he captains are on the slide after a golden period which has seen them qualify for Euro 2016 and this summer's World Cup.
When the Everton midfielder set up Kari Arnason's goal which put Iceland 2-0 up on France on Thursday, it seemed they were on course for one of the biggest results in their history.
Yet the world champions came back to score twice in the final four minutes, with Kylian Mbappe - who else? - scoring a stoppage-time penalty to deny the visitors victory in Guingamp.
From there, Iceland went on to lose 2-1 at home to Switzerland in their Nations League section, a result which confirmed their relegation to League B.
Furthermore, they are now without a win in 11 matches - something of a throwback to when they were regarded as European also-rans rather than giant killers.
