UEFA Champions League

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

  • 9': Andreas Christensen
  • 21': Jorginho (P)
  • 48': Kai Havertz
  • 57': Jorginho (P)
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4 - 0

Lukaku, Werner injured as Chelsea beats Malmo 4-0 in CL

— Injuries to strikers Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner marred Chelsea's impressive 4-0 win over Malmo in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 9': Goal! Chelsea 1, Malmö 0. Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Thiago Silva with a cross following a corner.
  • 19': Lasse Nielsen (Malmö) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Goal! Chelsea 2, Malmö 0. Jorginho (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 23': Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces Romelu Lukaku because of an injury.
  • 44': Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Timo Werner because of an injury.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Chelsea 2, Malmö 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Malmö. Ismael Diarra Diawara replaces Johan Dahlin.
  • 45': Substitution, Malmö. Abdul Malik Abubakari replaces Veljko Birmancevic.
  • 48': Goal! Chelsea 3, Malmö 0. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi following a fast break.
  • 53': Anders Christiansen (Malmö) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Eric Larsson (Malmö) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Goal! Chelsea 4, Malmö 0. Jorginho (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 58': Substitution, Malmö. Adi Nalic replaces Anders Christiansen.
  • 59': Substitution, Malmö. Erdal Rakip replaces Sergio Peña.
  • 65': Substitution, Chelsea. Saúl Ñíguez replaces N'Golo Kanté.
  • 66': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces César Azpilicueta.
  • 66': Substitution, Chelsea. Marcos Alonso replaces Ben Chilwell.
  • 84': Substitution, Malmö. Niklas Moisander replaces Jo Inge Berget.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,095

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
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Statistics

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8 Fouls 13
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 0
27 Possession 73
2 SHOTS 20
0 ON GOAL 7
0.0 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
161 Accurate Passes 593
245 Passes 658
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 10
5 Crosses 21
0.0 Cross % 0.5
47 Long Balls 30
15 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 2
6 Effective Tackles 11
10 Tackles 23
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 12
15 Effective Clearances 4
15 Clearances 4

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
16 Édouard Mendy (GK)
6 Thiago Silva
2 Antonio Rüdiger
4 Andreas Christensen
5 Jorginho
7 N'Golo Kanté
21 Ben Chilwell
28 César Azpilicueta
9 Romelu Lukaku
11 Timo Werner
19 Mason Mount

MAL Malmö FF (3-5-2)

No. Name
27 Johan Dahlin (GK)
24 Lasse Nielsen Yellow Card
31 Franz Brorsson
2 Eric Larsson Yellow Card
10 Anders Christiansen Yellow Card
8 Sergio Peña
20 Innocent Bonke
13 Martin Olsson
32 Jo Inge Berget
19 Veljko Birmancevic
9 Antonio-Mirko Colak

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