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

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.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 4': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
• 4': Jo Inge Berget (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 6': Foul by Erdal Rakip (Malmö).
• 6': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 6': Bonke Innocent (Malmö) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 6': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
• 7': Foul by Erdal Rakip (Malmö).
• 7': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 8': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
• 10': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Nanasi (Malmö) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio-Mirko Colak.
• 12': Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
• 13': Attempt saved. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
• 13': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Johan Dahlin.
• 16': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
• 16': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lasse Nielsen.
• 17': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross following a corner.
• 17': Foul by Antonio-Mirko Colak (Malmö).
• 17': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 19': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sergio Peña.
• 19': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi following a corner.
• 21': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
• 23': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Franz Brorsson.
• 24': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross following a corner.
• 24': Foul by Erdal Rakip (Malmö).
• 24': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 25': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
• 27': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
• 27': Jo Inge Berget (Malmö) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 29': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek with a through ball.
• 29': Attempt blocked. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
• 32': Attempt saved. Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Silva.
• 32': Attempt saved. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
• 35': Attempt saved. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
• 35': Bonke Innocent (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 35': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
• 40': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jo Inge Berget.
• 43': Bonke Innocent (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 43': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
• 45': Attempt missed. Antonio-Mirko Colak (Malmö) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Peña.
• 45'+2': First Half ends, Malmö 0, Chelsea 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Malmö 0, Chelsea 0.
• 46': Offside, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta tries a through ball, but Callum Hudson-Odoi is caught offside.
• 46': Foul by Erdal Rakip (Malmö).
• 46': Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 50': Foul by Erdal Rakip (Malmö).
• 50': Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 51': Corner, Malmö. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
• 52': Attempt missed. Sören Rieks (Malmö) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
• 52': Foul by Bonke Innocent (Malmö).
• 52': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 53': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Franz Brorsson.
• 54': Attempt saved. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech.
• 54': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jo Inge Berget.
• 55': Attempt blocked. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross.
• 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.
• 58': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
• 58': Lasse Nielsen (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 62': Foul by Bonke Innocent (Malmö).
• 62': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 64': Attempt missed. Erdal Rakip (Malmö) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bonke Innocent.
• 68': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lasse Nielsen.
• 68': Attempt blocked. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross.
• 69': Erdal Rakip (Malmö) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 69': Foul by Thiago Silva (Chelsea).
• 69': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 71': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 71': Foul by Martin Olsson (Malmö).
• 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.
• 76': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
• 78': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek with a through ball.
• 79': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger with a headed pass.
• 80': Foul by Bonke Innocent (Malmö).
• 80': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 80': Erdal Rakip (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 80': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
• 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.
• 86': Attempt blocked. Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
• 88': Offside, Malmö. Eric Larsson tries a through ball, but Antonio-Mirko Colak is caught offside.
• 89': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
• 89': Veljko Birmancevic (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+1': Foul by Antonio-Mirko Colak (Malmö).
• 90'+1': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+2': Foul by Eric Larsson (Malmö).
• 90'+2': Ross Barkley (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+3': Offside, Chelsea. Kai Havertz tries a through ball, but Christian Pulisic is caught offside.
• 90'+4': Second Half ends, Malmö 0, Chelsea 1.
• 0': Match ends, Malmö 0, Chelsea 1.