
Malmö vs Chelsea 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
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]](https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/photo/2021/1102/r932166_1296x729_16-9.jpg&w=900&h=360&scale=crop&cquality=80&location=origin)
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
Venue: Eleda Stadion
Location: Malmo, Sweden
Attendance: 19,551
Statistics
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MAL![]() |
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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 |
Malmö FF (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
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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 |
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 |
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