UEFA Champions League

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

· UEFA Champions League
  • 9': Andreas Christensen
  • 21': Jorginho (P)
  • 48': Kai Havertz
  • 57': Jorginho (P)
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4 - 0

Lukaku, Werner injured as Chelsea beats Malmo 4-0 in CL

— Injuries to strikers Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner marred Chelsea's impressive 4-0 win over Malmo in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Anders Christiansen (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
  • 2': Offside, Malmö. Franz Brorsson tries a through ball, but Martin Olsson is caught offside.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jorginho with a cross.
  • 4': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
  • 4': Sergio Peña (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Offside, Chelsea. Mason Mount tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 8': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Johan Dahlin.
  • 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.
  • 13': Foul by Bonke Innocent (Malmö).
  • 13': N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 18': Penalty Chelsea. Romelu Lukaku draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 18': Penalty conceded by Lasse Nielsen (Malmö) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 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.
  • 26': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Chelsea).
  • 26': Veljko Birmancevic (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Antonio-Mirko Colak (Malmö) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Veljko Birmancevic.
  • 28': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lasse Nielsen.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
  • 33': Offside, Chelsea. Timo Werner tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  • 34': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Franz Brorsson.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté with a through ball.
  • 41': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Johan Dahlin.
  • 44': Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Timo Werner because of an injury.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mason Mount.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Chelsea 2, Malmö 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 2, Malmö 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Malmö. Abdul Malik Abubakari replaces Veljko Birmancevic.
  • 45': Substitution, Malmö. Ismael Diarra Diawara replaces Johan Dahlin.
  • 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.
  • 49': Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Abdul Malik Abubakari (Malmö).
  • 52': Antonio-Mirko Colak (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).
  • 53': Foul by Anders Christiansen (Malmö).
  • 53': N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Anders Christiansen (Malmö) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 55': Penalty Chelsea. Antonio Rüdiger draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 55': Penalty conceded by Eric Larsson (Malmö) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 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.
  • 60': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
  • 60': Martin Olsson (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Hand ball by Abdul Malik Abubakari (Malmö).
  • 62': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Silva.
  • 62': Attempt missed. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 63': Corner, Malmö. Conceded by Jorginho.
  • 63': Corner, Malmö. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Eric Larsson (Malmö) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 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.
  • 68': Adi Nalic (Malmö) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
  • 71': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
  • 71': Jo Inge Berget (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
  • 72': Franz Brorsson (Malmö) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Offside, Malmö. Adi Nalic tries a through ball, but Antonio-Mirko Colak is caught offside.
  • 74': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lasse Nielsen.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
  • 76': Ismael Diarra Diawara (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Franz Brorsson.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Eric Larsson (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
  • 84': Substitution, Malmö. Niklas Moisander replaces Jo Inge Berget.
  • 84': Foul by Erdal Rakip (Malmö).
  • 84': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Franz Brorsson (Malmö).
  • 87': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mason Mount from a direct free kick.
  • 89': Eric Larsson (Malmö) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
  • 90': Bonke Innocent (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
  • 90': Erdal Rakip (Malmö) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
  • 90'+2': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ismael Diarra Diawara.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chelsea 4, Malmö 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 4, Malmö 0.

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,095

Line-Ups

CHE 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

MAL Malmö FF (3-5-2)

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

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