Chelsea currently have over a dozen players away with their countries and they will all be coming back to Cobham at different times over the next week or so.
With the Blues travelling to Brentford for a Saturday evening kickoff, the turnaround won’t be quite as bad as it is for other teams.
Read below as we assess when each player will be released from their international commitments and return to London.
Andrey Santos, Estevao, Joao Pedro
The Brazilian trio face a bit of a trek during the international break, and it looks like they may only be back in the UK next Thursday.
Brazil face Chile at home early on Friday before travelling to La Paz to take on Bolivia early on Wednesday morning.
Moises Caicedo
The midfielder is facing the same issue as his Brazilian teammates with regards to a late return.
Ecuador travel to Paraguay on Friday and they then host Argentina at 12 am (BST) on Wednesday morning.