UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, February 14, 2019
Chelsea WWLWL 2
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Malmö FF WDWDW 1
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1st Leg · Eleda Stadion · 20,312 att.

Match Report

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Ross Barkley, Olivier Giroud score in Chelsea's Europa win over Malmo

The win provides relief for the embattled Blues following their drubbing to Manchester City and ahead of a FA Cup clash against Manchester United.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
20
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
8
1
Saves
2
73.2
Possession
26.8
11
SHOTS
15
4
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
699
Accurate Passes
195
759
Passes
268
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
3
16
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.2
48
Long Balls
48
33
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
7
4
Effective Tackles
9
11
Tackles
16
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
16
Interceptions
15
24
Effective Clearances
15
24
Clearances
15

Lineups

MAL · 5-3-2

  1. 27Johan DahlinG
  2. 17Rasmus BengtssonCD
  3. 4Behrang SafariCD-L
  4. 24Lasse NielsenCD-R
  5. 5Soren RieksLB
  6. 26Andreas VindheimRB
  7. 7Fouad BachirouCM
  8. 8Arnór TraustasonCM-L
  9. 14Anders ChristiansenCM-R
  10. 9Markus RosenbergCF-L
  11. 23Marcus AntonssonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Carlos StrandbergSUB
  2. 6Oscar LewickiSUB
  3. 2Eric LarssonSUB
  4. 15Anel AhmedhodzicSUB
  5. 1Dusan MelichárekSUB
  6. 3Egzon BinakuSUB
  7. 18Romain GallSUB

CHE · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 30David LuizCD-L
  3. 27Andreas ChristensenCD-R
  4. 33EmersonLB
  5. 28César AzpilicuetaRB
  6. 5JorginhoCM
  7. 8Ross BarkleyLM
  8. 17Mateo KovacicRM
  9. 18Olivier GiroudF
  10. 22WillianLF
  11. 11PedroRF

Substitutes

  1. 9Gonzalo HiguaínSUB
  2. 2Antonio RüdigerSUB
  3. 21Davide ZappacostaSUB
  4. 10Eden HazardSUB
  5. 20Callum Hudson-OdoiSUB
  6. 7N'Golo KantéSUB
  7. 13Wilfredo CaballeroSUB

Timeline

  1. 30' Goal! Malmö FF 0, Chelsea 1. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro with a cross.
  2. 58' Goal! Malmö FF 0, Chelsea 2. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willian.
  3. 70' Substitution, Malmö FF. Carlos Strandberg replaces Marcus Antonsson.
  4. 70' Substitution, Malmö FF. Oscar Lewicki replaces Arnór Ingvi Traustason.
  5. 71' Substitution, Chelsea. Eden Hazard replaces Willian.
  6. 74' Substitution, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté replaces Jorginho.
  7. 80' Goal! Malmö FF 1, Chelsea 2. Anders Christiansen (Malmö FF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Markus Rosenberg with a through ball following a fast break.
  8. 82' Substitution, Malmö FF. Romain Gall replaces Anders Christiansen.
  9. 84' Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Pedro.

UEFA Europa League News

All news
News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.