UEFA Champions League

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

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

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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

    Line-Ups

    MAL 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 Diarra Diawara, Oscar Lewicki.

    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
    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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