Malmö vs Chelsea 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Malmö FF

FT
0 - 1

Chelsea

56': Hakim Ziyech

Chelsea edge past Malmo thanks to Hakim Ziyech strike

Hakim Ziyech of Chelsea celebrates with Callum Hudson-Odoi and teammates after scoring their team's first goal [1296x729]

Chelsea took a huge step towards the Champions League knockout stages with a hard-fought 1-0 win against Malmo in Sweden on Tuesday.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
56': Goal! Malmö 0, Chelsea 1. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
57': Substitution, Malmö. Martin Olsson replaces Sören Rieks.
58': Substitution, Malmö. Oscar Lewicki replaces Sergio Peña.
69': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Substitution, Chelsea. Ross Barkley replaces Hakim Ziyech.
74': Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
74': Substitution, Malmö. Adi Nalic replaces Sebastian Nanasi.
80': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Substitution, Malmö. Eric Larsson replaces Jo Inge Berget because of an injury.
86': Substitution, Malmö. Veljko Birmancevic replaces Erdal Rakip.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Malmö 0, Chelsea 1.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Eleda Stadion
Location: Malmo, Sweden
Attendance: 19,551

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

CHE		MAL
9	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
8	Corner Kicks	1
0	Saves	9
72.7	Possession	27.3
22	SHOTS	4
11	ON GOAL	0
0.5	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
589	Accurate Passes	156
679	Passes	257
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.6
5	Accurate Crosses	0
16	Crosses	4
0.3	Cross %	0.0
47	Long Balls	59
29	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.6	Long Balls %	0.3
6	Blocked Shots	1
11	Effective Tackles	14
13	Tackles	17
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
6	Interceptions	18
6	Effective Clearances	31
6	Clearances	31

Line-Ups

Malmö FF (3-5-2)

No.	Name
27	Johan Dahlin (GK)
24	Lasse Nielsen
31	Franz Brorsson
15	Anel Ahmedhodzic
8	Sergio Peña
7	Erdal Rakip
20	Innocent Bonke
5	Soren Rieks
32	Jo Inge Berget
37	Sebastian Nanasi
9	Antonio-Mirko Colak

Substitutes:

Martin Olsson, Adi Nalic, Melker Ellborg, Peter Gwargis, Eric Larsson, Noah Eile, Niklas Moisander, Malik Abubakari, Veljko Birmancevic, Ismael Diawara, Oscar Lewicki.

Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
16	Édouard Mendy (GK)
6	Thiago Silva
2	Antonio Rüdiger
4	Andreas Christensen
5	Jorginho
12	Ruben Loftus-Cheek
3	Marcos Alonso
28	César Azpilicueta
29	Kai Havertz
20	Callum Hudson-Odoi
22	Hakim Ziyech

Substitutes:

Harvey Vale, Reece James, Christian Pulisic, Saúl Ñíguez, Marcus Bettinelli, Ross Barkley, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Malang Sarr, Trevoh Chalobah, Ben Chilwell.

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