Six winners and three losers at Chelsea over the international break

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Another international break saw the Chelsea first team and even youth squad fly to all corners of the globe to represent their nations.

Like always, the Blues were one of the best represented teams in the world, seeing players feature in four continents.

There were some extremely strong showings from Chelsea players, however the week away from club football certainly could have gone better.

Here’s our winners and losers from this international break.

Winners

Mateo Kovacic: Arguably the biggest winner of all Chelsea players, Mateo Kovacic was fairly quiet in a 1-1 draw with Wales in the opening game of the break. However, two goals in Croatia’s 2-0 win over Turkey was a rare sighting that supporters will have no doubt enjoyed.

Noni Madueke: Chances have not been easy to come by for Noni Madueke since he joined Chelsea, and he looked to be facing the same fate when he was named on the bench for the England U21s. When called upon off the bench though, he scored once and assisted two more in a cameo which saw him awarded man of the match.

Enzo Fernandez: The vibes were already great for Argentinian players as they played their first games since becoming World Champions. Across two comfortable wins, Enzo Fernandez showed his class with a sensational strike from outside the box.

Joao Felix: Portugal didn’t face the most difficult set of fixtures, but a goal for Joao Felix will no doubt have done his confidence the world of good, as he hopes to maintain his scoring touch for his loan club.

Christian Pulisic: Christian Pulisic often keeps his best performances for the international stage, and this can certainly be said for the win against Granada. He scored once and assisted twice in the USA’s impressive 7-1 victory.

Romelu Lukaku: On loan at Inter Milan and currently out of Chelsea’s plans for the future, Romelu Lukaku reminded everyone of his abilities for Belgium this week. A hat-trick against Sweden before another goal against Germany showed there is still a goalscorer there if Chelsea want him.

Losers

Mykhailo Mudryk: Chelsea’s January signing was offered a chance to impress in his new country against England. However, Mykhailo Mudryk struggled to make the desired impact, being replaced after an hour at Wembley.

Kepa Arrizabalaga: Kepa Arrizabalaga was called back up to the Spain squad, and thrown immediately back into the starting side for both fixtures. No clean sheets and a damning 2-0 loss to Scotland suggested he didn’t have a good time back on the big stage.

Kai Havertz: The German featured in only one game over the international break, but he marked it with a missed penalty against Peru. He was then forced to leave the camp due to illness.