Goal and Highlights: Malmo 0-1 Chelsea in Champions League

Thank you for following the UEFA Champions League Matchday 4 match between Malmo and Chelsea.

El resultado no refleja lo que pasó, pero el Chelsea sacó la victoria que tanto necesitaba al imponerse por la mínima al Malmo.

Malmo 0-1 Chelsea.

Pulisic gets past the goalkeeper, but with no goal to beat him, he scores from the edge of the area.

Three more minutes are added.

Enter Larsson and Veljko Birmančević.

Benglet and Rakip

Malmo changes

Chelsea defender Cheek has been cautioned.

Havertz was unable to beat the goalkeeper in a one-on-one situation and missed the second.

Ziyech and Hudson leave

Pulisic and Barkley come in

Chelsea changes

Thiago Silva has been cautioned for cutting off a promising advance.

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Ziyech cerró la pinza tras gran jugada de Havertz y Hudson-Odoi.
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Erdal Rakip's long-range shot goes over the top of the goal.

Rieks and Peña leave

Olsson and Lewicki come in

Malmo changes

Chelsea goal

Havertz with the service to the far post that Ziyech closes the pincer to open the scoring. 1-0.

Ziyech's shot is saved by the goalkeeper with his chest.

Second half kicks off between Malmo and Chelsea.

Malmo 0-0 Chelsea.

Antonio-Mirko Colak is encouraged with a shot from outside the area that does not take goal direction. One more minute is added.

Tight service inside the six-yard box that is denied by the Malmo defense.

Johan Dahlin's two-timed mid-range shot was saved with a lot of trouble.

Havertz was unable to find the net in the face of defensive pressure and the goalkeeper's diving.

Chelsea's insistence has faded in the last few minutes and Malmo are slowly starting to become more lively up front.

Ziyech's two-timer Ziyech's shot went just wide of the goalkeeper's goal.

Loftus-Cheek with the mid-range shot that goes straight into the stands.

Once again Havertz falls inside the area and nothing is sanctioned.

Ziyech's through-ball was not enough for Ziyech to finish in front of the goalkeeper's diving save.

Alonso with a low shot that the goalkeeper had to push aside.

Alonso's shot goes wide of the goal.

Chelsea dominated the ball in the opening minutes, but failed to be deep enough to do any damage.

Havertz falls inside the area, but the referee does not sanction anything.

Match between Malmo and Chelsea kicks off

Under the Champions League anthem, Malmo and Chelsea are already on the pitch.

We are minutes away from the start of the game between Malmo and Chelsea on Matchday 4 of the Champions League from Sweden.

Chelsea's only visit against Malmo in 2019 was a painful two goals to one setback, so they will be looking to put that bad result behind them and get the three points that will almost qualify them for the next round of the Champions League.

4 Niklas Moisander

13 Martin Olsson

2 Eric Larsson

6 Oscar Lewicki

19 Veljko Birmancevic

21 Peter Gwargis

22 Adi Nalic

17 Malik Abubakari

29 Noah Eile

1 Melker Ellborg

30 Ismael Diarra Diawara

18 Ross Barkley

1 Kepa Arrizabalaga

17 Saúl Ñíguez

13 Marcus Bettinelli

24 Reece James

21 Ben Chilwell

10 Christian Pulisic

14 Trevoh Chalobah

31 Malang Sarr

68 Harvey Vale

16 Édouard Mendy, 6 Thiago Silva, 2 Antonio Rüdiger, 4 Andreas Christensen 5 Jorginho, 12 Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 3 Marcos Alonso, 28 César Azpilicueta 29 Kai Havertz, 20 Callum Hudson-Odoi, 22 Hakim Ziyech.

27 Johan Dahlin, 24 Lasse Nielsen, 31 Franz Brorsson, 15 Anel Ahmedhodzic, 37 Sebastian Nanasi, 8 Sergio Peña, 20 Innocent Bonke, 5 Soren Rieks, 32 Jo Inge Berget, 9 Antonio-Mirko Colak, 7 Erdal Rakip.

Chelsea and Malmo will open this day's activity in the Champions League, remembering that Juventus will be hosting Zenit at the end of the day with the mission of winning in order to maintain the leadership of the group.

Thus Pulisic and the Blues arrived at the Eleda Stadium on a mission to sweep the series against Malmo.

This is what the pitch looks like at the Eleda Stadium, which will host the start of the Champions League's Matchday 4 between modest Malmo and champions Chelsea.

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— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) November 2, 2021

American Christian Pulisic will be back in a Chelsea call-up after not doing so since last August due to an injury; it also highlights his call-up to the United States national team call-up for the next FIFA Date.

In a duel under different perspectives, Malmo will be looking for the shock of the week against champions Chelsea, who do not want to move away from Juventus in this sector. We begin with the coverage of the match on the fourth matchday of the UEFA Champions League.

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This is the start time of the game Malmo vs Chelsea of 2nd November in several countries:

Argentina: 2:45 PM in ESPN

Bolivia: 1:45 PM in ESPN

Brazil: 2:45 PM in ESPN

Chile: 1:45 PM in ESPN

Colombia: 12:45 AM in ESPN

Ecuador: 12:45 AM in ESPN

USA (ET): 13:45 PM in TUDN

Spain: 6:45 PM

Mexico: 11:45 AM in TNT Sports

Paraguay: 2:45 PM in ESPN

Peru: 12:45 AM in ESPN

Uruguay: 2:45 AM in ESPN

In the last three editions, they have met on three occasions, where the Blues have had the advantage with two wins and one loss, although the defeat came when they played as visitors:

Chelsea 4-0 Malmo FF, 2021

Chelsea 3-0 Malmo FF, 2019

Malmo FF 2-1 Chelsea, 2019

With a pair of penalties, Jorginho chipped in with a brace the last time they met Malmo, highlighting how important his intervention has been in the midfield, giving them that much-needed balance point in the team.

Given the work he will have to do in his frame, Johan Dahlin's saves will be important to keep his team in competition, with the mission of earning their first point of the tournament.

16 Édouard Mendy, 6 Thiago Silva, 2 Antonio Rüdiger 4 Andreas Christensen, 5 Jorginho, 7 N'Golo Kanté, 21 Ben Chilwell, 24 Reece James, 29 Kai Havertz, 20 Callum Hudson-Odoi, 22 Hakim Ziyech.

27 Johan Dahlin, 24 Lasse Nielsen, 31 Franz Brorsson, 2 Eric Larsson, 10 Anders Christiansen, 8 Sergio Pena, 20 Innocent Bonke, 13 Martin Olsson, 32 Jo Inge Berget, 19 Veljko Birmancevic, 9 Antonio-Mirko Colak.

The 'Blues' have the table set to add another three points to their tally and move towards a possible qualification, but their greatest adversary could be themselves if they fall into overconfidence: Chelsea is coming off a 3-0 win over Newcastle United at the weekend.

Although it looks complicated against the reigning Champions League champions, Malmo needs to win at all costs and not so much for a possible qualification to the next round, but to fight for third place and thus qualify for the Europa League, where their direct rival is Zenit of Russia.

After the first round of the Champions League, in this sector the leader is Juventus with a perfect pace and 9 points; behind them comes Chelsea with 6 points; Zenit is in third place with 3 points and at the bottom is Malmo with no points.

The Malmo vs Chelsea match will be played at the Eleda Stadium, in Barcelona, Spain. The kick-off is scheduled at 1:45 pm ET.

My name is Adrian Hernandez and I will be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, roster updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.