UEFA Champions League

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

· UEFA Champions League
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 Timeline

    • 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.

    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

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Eleda Stadion
    Location: Malmo, Sweden
    Attendance: 19,551

    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
    Malmö FF Substitutes:
    Martin Olsson, Adi Nalic, Melker Ellborg, Peter Gwargis, Eric Larsson, Noah Eile, Niklas Moisander, Malik Abubakari, Veljko Birmancevic, Ismael 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
    Chelsea 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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