As many as 13 first-team Chelsea players will be on international duty in the next two weeks.

The second international break of the season has started, and for the second time, Chelsea headed into the period after a devastating loss. Previously, it was a 3-0 defeat to Brentford, and last weekend, it was a 1-0 loss to Sunderland.

For the internationals, they can at least shift their focus to representing their countries before the restart of club football in a couple of weeks. For Chelsea, the return to action will be a home Premier League fixture against Leeds United on November 21.

The European nations will compete for the concluding fixtures of the UEFA Nations League group stage, while other countries are preparing for friendly fixtures.

Among the players who will play Nations League fixtures are Mike Penders and Romeo Lavia, who represent Belgium ahead of their games against Turkey (November 12) and Italy (November 15).

Morgan Rogers is the sole Chelsea representative in the England national team, and they will face Croatia (November 12) and Spain (November 15) in Nations League A Group 3, in which they sit second in the table.

Malo Gusto will join the France national team without the injured Maxence Lacroix ahead of their Nations League fixtures against Italy (November 12) and Turkey (November 15).

Marco Palestra is back in Roberto Mancini’s Italy squad after overcoming injuries earlier this season. Italy will face France (November 12) and Belgium (November 15) in their final Nations League group games.

Pedro Neto and Geovany Quenda have both made the latest Portugal squad. The latter will hope to make his first senior debut for the national team ahead of the Nations League fixtures against Denmark (November 14) and Wales (November 17).

Those who will play friendly fixtures include Argentine trio Emiliano Martinez, Valentin Barco, and Aaron Anselmino. Similar to Quenda, Anselmino earned his first senior call-up for his country. Argentina will play against Uruguay (November 13) and Costa Rica (November 17) on home soil.

Estevao Willian, meanwhile, will travel to Singapore with the Brazil national team for two friendlies against Japan (November 14) and Singapore (November 17).

Moises Caicedo will represent Ecuador in the two friendlies against Costa Rica (November 14) and Bolivia (November 17). Kendry Paez, who is part of Chelsea’s academy side, or Cobham Next Gen, has also been selected.

Josh Acheampong, who was absent against Sunderland due to an unspecified minor issue, is part of Lee Carsley’s England Under-21s squad for friendlies against Portugal (November 13) and France (November 16). As it stands, it remains unclear whether the young defender will be fit enough for the clash with the Portugal Under-21s.

The other non-first-team players on international duty include Tayo Subuloye (England Under-20s), Reggie Watson (England Under-17s), and Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli (England Under-17s)