Chelsea's 2022/23 is shaping up to be a relentless one, with the break for the World Cup in November and December ensuring there are plenty of intense moments either side. The Blues are set to see a manic October unfold as they face six Premier League matches before even acknowledging their Champions League duties.
The Blues will have completed 16 matches in the division before a vast number of their squad head off to compete in Qatar, a figure the Premier League doesn't usually reach until a month later. The Champions League group stage will also have reached its culmination in a truncated period with six rounds of fixtures complete by the opening days of November.
Much like last season's difficult schedule, Chelsea's activity is driven by their success to compete in every competition, so there will be little sympathy from must. However, what Thomas Tuchel and anyone of a Blue persuasion will be pleased to see is where the majority of European fixtures are set to fall.
