UEFA Champions League

Malmo FF vs Chelsea 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

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  • 56': Hakim Ziyech

Chelsea edge past Malmo thanks to Hakim Ziyech strike

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
14 Benfica 6 2 0
14 Paris Saint-Germain 6 2 0
3 Juventus 6 0 5
3 Maccabi Haifa 6 0 5
Full Table

Statistics

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

Line-Ups

MAL Malmo 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

CHE Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

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

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