Club football takes a pause over the next week as several Blues players head off on international duty to represent their country, while those that remain use the opportunity to refresh and recharge under the guidance of Xabi Alonso, with one eye on the run of fixtures to come during the always busy Christmas period.

We sit fifth in the table and just two points off the top four, well placed for a European push in the remainder of the season, going into this international break - which thankfully is shorter than the extended one we had at the start of last month.

That means there are only 11 days until the Blues return to the pitch in the Premier League, but that can still feel like a long time to go without getting your Chelsea fix.

To help fill the gap while you wait for the action to resume with an enticing home fixture against old rivals Leeds United on Saturday 21 November, enjoy these unseen images from Cobham captured over the course of the season so far...

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