MALMö. Chelsea overcomes Malmö FF 1-0 after H. Ziyech scored just 1 goal (56′). Chelsea was vastly superior ball possession (73%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Eleda Stadion (Malmö) stadium in Malmö on Tuesday and it started at 5:45 pm local time. In front of 19,551 spectators.​ The referee was Felix Brych who had the assistance of Mark Borsch and Stefan Lupp. The 4th official was Daniel Schlager. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.2 degrees Celsius or 46.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Chelsea had a superior ball possession 73% while Malmö FF was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chelsea was more aggressive with 83 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chelsea won the match.​

Malmö FF shot 4 times, 0 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Chelsea shot 22 times, 11 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Malmö FF didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Chelsea received 2 yellow cards (R. Loftus-Cheek and T. Silva).

Standings

After this encounter, Malmö FF will stay with 0 points to stay in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Chelsea will have 9 points to stay in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Champions League, Malmö FF will play away with Juventus on the 8th of December with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Juventus (0 draws).

Chelsea will play away agasint Zenit on the 8th of December with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (0 draws).

Malmö FF – Formation

Malmö FF started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Jon Dahl Tomasson decided to play with the following team: Johan Dahlin (8.3), Anel Ahmedhodžić (7.5), Lasse Nielsen (6.7), Franz Brorsson (6.2), Jo Inge Berget (7.0), Erdal Rakip (6.4), Bonke Innocent (6.3), Sergio Peña (7.2), Søren Rieks (6.6), Antonio Čolak (6.3) and Sebastian Nanasi (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Adi Nalić (6.8), Peter Gwargis, Ismael Diawara, Oscar Lewicki (6.4), Niklas Moisander, Melker Ellborg, Malik Abubakari, Noah Eile, Eric Larsson (6.6), Martin Olsson (6.8) and Veljko Birmančević (6.4).

Malmö FF could not rely on the presence of E. Larsson (injured).

Substitutions

Malmö FF made 5 changes: S. Pena for O. Lewicki (57′), S. Rieks for M. Olsson (57′), S. Nanasi for A. Nalic (74′), J. Berget for E. Larsson (85′) and E. Rakip for V. Birmancevic (85′).

Best player: Johan Dahlin​

The most impressive player for Malmö FF was the goalkeeper: Johan Dahlin. His rating is 8.30. He performed 9 saves.

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Talking about the opposition, Thomas Tuchel played with: Edouard Mendy (6.8), Andreas Christensen (7.6), Thiago Silva (7.4), Antonio Rüdiger (7.3), César Azpilicueta (7.2), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (8.4), Jorginho (6.9), Marcos Alonso (7.2), Hakim Ziyech (8.1), Callum Hudson-Odoi (7.7) and Kai Havertz (6.8).

They had on the bench: Trevoh Chalobah, Harvey Vale, Reece James, Ben Chilwell, Christian Pulišić (7.0), Malang Sarr, Ross Barkley (6.8), Marcus Bettinelli, Kepa Arrizabalaga and Saúl Ñíguez.

Substitutions

Chelsea made 2 changes: H. Ziyech for R. Barkley (74′) and C. Hudson-Odoi for C. Pulisic (74′).

Best player: Ruben Loftus-Cheek​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Chelsea was Ruben Loftus-Cheek even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 59 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 21. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Champions League.​

• Juventus – Zenit – 4-2
• Sevilla – Lille – 1-2
• Villarreal – Young Boys – 2-0
• Atalanta – Manchester United – 2-2
• Malmö FF – Chelsea – 0-1
• VfL Wolfsburg – Salzburg – 2-1
• Dynamo Kyiv – FC Barcelona – 0-1
• FC Bayern München – Benfica – 5-2