Chelsea news: Romeo Lavia the highlight, but how many minutes did 11 Blues players rack up on international duty?

By Darren Plant | 07 Oct 2026 10:28, Last updated: 07 Oct 2026 10:37

In stark opposition to caller seasons, Chelsea lone had 11 first-team players who person been connected planetary work successful caller weeks.

Injuries and fittingness issues involving the likes of Moises Caicedo, Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro led to immoderate elder stars enjoying a remainder period, alternatively than playing up to 4 matches implicit a 10 oregon 11-day period.

Xabi Alonso, successful immoderate cases, would person preferred definite cardinal players to person spent clip distant from the pitch, but it is just to accidental that the planetary play seems to person benefitted Chelsea alternatively of being detrimental.

Here, Sports Mole takes a look astatine however galore minutes Chelsea's planetary representatives racked up implicit September and October.

Lavia, Estevao the Chelsea highlights from planetary duty

The undoubted highlighted has been Romeo Lavia accumulating 217 minutes crossed 4 matches for Belgium, including making 2 starts versus France.

Even successful defeat, Lavia was influential successful some games. Belgium conceded the lone extremity of the lucifer aft his withdrawal successful the first, portion helium provided the line-breaking assistance arsenic his federation took the pb successful Paris earlier this week earlier losing by a 4-1 scoreline.

Alonso volition present anticipation that the injury-plagued 22-year-old tin retrieve good for Saturday's showdown with Bournemouth.

Estevao Willian, who has struggled for crippled clip nether Alonso, featured for 172 minutes successful 3 matches for Brazil, with a extremity and an assistance being recorded successful the last fixture versus India.

Despite an indifferent commencement to beingness astatine Chelsea, Maxence Lacroix completed the 90 minutes connected 3 occasions for France, 2 of which came against Lavia's Belgium.

However, helium was arguably astatine responsibility for the extremity that came from Lavia's assist, the centre-back stepping up and allowing Dodi Lukebakio to sprint successful down him.

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez kept cleanable sheets successful each of his 3 starts for Argentina, including successful Lionel Messi's last crippled versus Benin connected Tuesday night.

Morgan Rogers posted 1 extremity and 1 assistance from 220 minutes for England, the attacker featuring connected the close flank and providing a sublime first-time transportation for Harry Kane's archetypal extremity versus Czech Republic astatine Wembley Stadium.

Meanwhile, Pedro Neto earned 258 minutes crossed 3 games for Portugal earlier being rested for their last UEFA Nations League contest.

With October 1 being his past appearance, the winger volition beryllium good rested for the weekend.

Valuable Portugal minutes for Quenda

The aforesaid tin beryllium said for Josh Acheampong, who completed the 90 minutes for England Under-21s connected 2 occasions earlier helium remained arsenic an unused substitute versus Republic of Ireland connected Tuesday.

Also astatine Under-21 level, Geovany Quenda tin lone person benefitted from 168 minutes crossed 3 matches for Portugal.

On the backmost of his substitute outing versus Brentford earlier the planetary break, the versatile wideman has brought himself into contention for the weekend.

Chelsea's 3 negatives from planetary duty

Jorrel Hato volition beryllium disappointed to lone person earned 32 minutes crossed Xavi's archetypal 4 matches successful complaint of Netherlands.

Valentin Barco besides lone accumulated 55 minutes for Argentina and remained connected the seat for Messi's past game.

However, helium did supply an awesome assistance successful the 2nd lucifer versus Burkina Faso.

Owing to injury, goalkeeper Mike Penders missed Belgium's opening 2 UEFA Nations League matches, earlier remaining arsenic an unused substitute upon his return.