England: Mitoma’s Brighton falter
Japan international Kaoru Mitoma came on in the 64th minute in Brighton’s 2-0 loss to Liverpool, which saw his side drop to ninth place in the standings.

Bottom club Wolves’ Korea Republic international Hwang Hee-chan was in action for 80 minutes in his side's 2-1 loss to Arsenal, with the winner coming from an own goal from his teammate Yerson Mosquera.

Japan international Daichi Kamada was on for 90 minutes in Crystal Palace’s 3-0 loss to Manchester City.

Leeds United’s Japan international Ao Tanaka featured for 73 minutes in their 1-1 draw with Brentford, which leaves his side 17th and three clear of the relegation zone.

Scotland: Hatate scores in Celtic's League Cup loss
Japan international Reo Hatate scored the only goal for Celtic as they went down to a stunning 3-1 loss to St Mirren in the League Cup final.

Celtic also started his compatriot Daizen Maeda and brought in Korea Republic's Yang Hyun-jun six minutes before the end. St Mirren’s Australia international Keanu Baccus assisted their first goal in the second minute.

Australia’s Tete Yengi came on in the 82nd minute and scored bottom club Livingston’s equaliser three minutes later in their 2-2 draw with Dundee. His captain and compatriot Ryan McGowan played the full match but ended up with a red card six minutes into injury time.

Dundee United’s Australia international Ryan Strain and his countryman Zachary Sapsford both featured in their goalless draw with Motherwell, who started fellow Australian John Koutroumbis and brought in international Apostolos Stamatelopoulos in the 73rd minute.

Premiership leaders Hearts played Australian international Cameron Devlin for 87 minutes in their 2-0 win over Falkirk, giving them their 11th win from 17 league games.

Germany: Doan nabs winning goal
Japan international Ritsu Doan scored a 68th-minute matchwinner for Eintracht Frankfurt in their win over Augsburg. His teammate and Syria international Mahmoud Dahoud was on the pitch for 62 minutes.

Mainz 05’s Korea Republic international Lee Jae-sung scored the second goal in their 2-2 draw with Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich, who started Lee’s fellow international Kim Min-jae and Japan international Hiroki Ito. Bottom side Mainz also featured Japan international Kaishu Sano and his countryman Sota Kawasaki from the start.

Korea Republic midfielder Jeong Woo-yeong assisted Union Berlin’s first goal in their 3-1 win over RB Leipzig.

Internationals Shuto Machino of Japan and Kevin Diks of Indonesia both started in Borussia Monchengladbach’s 3-1 loss to Wolfsburg, a result which saw his side falling to their first defeat in six matches.

St Pauli’s Japan international defender Joel Fujita assisted both their goals in a 2-1 win over Heidenheim. Fujita played the full match, as did his teammate and Australia international Jackson Irvine while fellow international Connor Metcalfe stepped on six minutes into injury time.

Japan international Yuito Suzuki played a full match for Freiburg in their 1-1 draw with Borussia Dortmund.

Werder Bremen’s Japan international Yukinari Sugawara played a full match in their 4-0 loss to Stuttgart, a result which left them winless in four fixtures.

Netherlands: Shiogai to the rescue
Japan U19 international Kento Shiogai scored a 77th-minute equaliser for NEC Nijmegen, with an assist from senior international Kodai Sano, in their 2-2 stalemate with Telstar. Shiogai came on in the 59th minute in place of another senior international, Koki Ogawa.  

Heracles’ Australia international Ajdin Hrustic played a full match in their 4-3 defeat to Eredivisie leaders PSV.

Japan international Shunsuke Mito was on from the start in Sparta Rotterdam’s 3-0 loss to Heerenveen.

Ajax’s Japan international Ko Itakura played a full match in their 2-0 win over Feyenoord, who started Itakura's compatriots Ayase Ueda and Tsuyoshi Watanabe and brought in Korea Republic's Hwang In-beom in the 63rd minute.

Indonesia defender Dean James played 80 minutes in Go Ahead Eagles’ 2-0 loss to FC Twente, which extended his side’s winless stretch to four matches.

NAC Breda’s Australian midfielder Max Balard played a full match in their 1-1 draw with FC Utrecht. Balard’s side has not won in five matches and are second from the bottom.

France: Goal, assist for Al Tamari
Jordan's Mousa Al Tamari assisted Rennes’ first goal in the 24th minute and scored the second a minute later in their 3-1 win over Brest.

Paris Saint-Germain’s Korea Republic international Lee Kang-in assisted their first goal in a 3-2 win over bottom side Metz.

Le Havre’s Japan international Ayumu Seko was on from the start in their 1-0 loss to Lyon, a result that sees his side winless in six games.

Italy: Audero’s Cremonese go down
Cremonese’s Indonesia international custodian Emil Audero conceded a goal as they fell to Torino. The 28-year-old has conceded 11 goals in 11 appearances but has kept four clean sheets.

Audero’s fellow international Jay Idzes played a full match in Sassuolo’s 2-2 draw with AC Milan.

Spain: Blues for Ryan’s Levante
Levante’s custodian Mathew Ryan conceded twice in their 2-0 loss to Osasuna. The Australian international has conceded 23 goals in 13 appearances, and his side sit at the bottom with nine points from 15 starts.

Mallorca’s Japan international Takuma Asano was in action from the 71st minute in their 3-1 win over Elche.

Japan international striker Takefusa Kubo played a full match in Real Sociedad’s 2-1 loss to Girona.

Belgium: Oh turns super-sub
Genk’s Korea Republic international Oh Hyeon-gyu was on in the 65th minute and scored four minutes into injury time to earn his side a 1-1 draw with Westerlo, who started Japan’s Isa Sakamoto and Islamic Republic of Iran international Allahyar Sayyad.

Japan international Keisuke Goto converted a 53rd-minute penalty as Sint-Truiden fell 2-1 to Anderlecht. His teammates and fellow internationals Shogo Taniguchi and Ryotaro Ito as well as countrymen Leo Kokubo, Rihito Yamamoto and Kaito Matsuzawa all featured.

Antwerp’s Saudi Arabia international Marwan Al Sahafi and Japan’s Taishi Nozawa both started in a 2-0 win over Gent.

Syria international and Sporting Charleroi captain Aiham Ousou featured in full in a 1-1 tie with Belgian Pro League leaders Union Saint-Gilloise.

Japan’s Takuma Ominami made a 63rd-minute appearance in OH Leuven’s 1-0 loss to Standard Liege.

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