Nigel Pearson is grateful to the international football federations for protecting his players during the break as Bristol City prepare for a hectic run of games.
Tommy Conway, Andi Weimann, Alex Scott and Antoine Semenyo were the first-team players who represented their countries over the international break with a double-header of fixtures. Max O'Leary was also called up by the Republic of Ireland but didn't feature and Zac Bell played 90 minutes for Wales Under-19.
Conway started both matches for Scotland U21s in their fixtures against Northern Ireland while Scott also started for England Under-20s in their victory over Australia on Tuesday evening. Weimann had an injury scare representing Austria after being forced off in the 50th minute of their defeat to France with a leg injury.
