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

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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
+6	Barcelona	6	12	2
+7	FC Porto	6	12	2
-2	Shakhtar Donetsk	6	9	3
-11	Antwerp	6	3	5

Full Table

Statistics

MAL		CHE
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

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

Substitutes:

Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ross Barkley, Hakim Ziyech, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Trevoh Chalobah, Mateo Kovacic, Marcos Alonso, Reece James, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Saúl Ñíguez, Kai Havertz, Marcus Bettinelli.

Malmö FF (3-5-2)

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

Substitutes:

Erdal Rakip, Markus Björkqvist, Adi Nalic, Niklas Moisander, Noah Eile, Ismael Diarra Diawara, Peter Gwargis, Melker Ellborg, Malik Abubakari, Emil Lindman.

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