Malmo FF 0 - 1 Chelsea - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

Malmo FF 0 - 1 Chelsea

56' Ziyech, ast by Hudson-Odoi

0 Shots on Target 11
4 Shots off Target 11
1 Corners 8
12 Fouls 9
1 Offsides 2
9 Saves 0
0 Yellow Cards 2
27% Possession 73%










Cards
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69' Thiago Silva
80' Ruben Loftus-Cheek





球場: Eleda Stadion, Malmo
觀眾: 19,551
開賽: 17:45 Tue, 02 Nov 2021
主裁: Felix Brych




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https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/11/03/
the-debrief--rampant-ruben--bossing-the-ball-and-tactical-tweaks

The Debrief: Roaming Ruben, bossing the ball and tactical tweaks working a
treat

03 Nov 2021


The Blues had to settle for just the one goal in Sweden despite a dominant
performance in the Champions League, and here we take a closer look at the
match statistics and talking points…


https://i.imgur.com/n4tQqox.png


Just like at Newcastle United three days previously, we had to wait until
the second half to find a breakthrough but the winner eventually came in
incisive fashion as Callum Hudson-Odoi turned provider for Hakim Ziyech
with a pinpoint low cross.


The visitors spurned a number of big chances, ending the night with an xG
of 2.5, but another clean sheet was enough to safely secure all three
points and take us to within touching distance of the knockout round.


We now need just a point in our final two group games, at home to Juventus
and away at Zenit St Petersburg, to make it mathematically secure.


== Ruben rampant ==


On his first Champions League start for six years, Ruben Loftus-Cheek
dominated the game in midfield. The 25-year-old propelled the team forward
with those typical line-breaking runs; his elongated stride, indomitable
strength and wonderful balance proving impossible to contend with.


https://i.imgur.com/yMo00ER.jpg


No player on the pitch completed more take-ons (seven) or won more duels
(14), underlining his impact in both retrieving possession and affecting
the game in attack. Had Kai Havertz proved a little more clinical in front
of goal, Loftus-Cheek would have capped his evening's work with an assist,
and his tally of three key passes was bettered only by Ziyech.


As the Blues dominated possession in Sweden, our number 12 enjoyed more
touches than any of his non-defender team-mates, with his touch map below
showing the extent of his all-action performance.


https://i.imgur.com/V0BS3cf.jpg


Malmo boss Jon Dahl Tomasson urged his team's supporters to create a party
atmosphere in what was their first game in front of a full crowd in two
years. The locals responded with plenty of colour and noise, though it was
the Londonder from Lewisham who conducted the orchestra on the pitch.


== Wing switch works a treat ==


Thomas Tuchel revealed in his post-match round of interviews that the
inspiration for the half-time switch of Hudson-Odoi and Ziyech had come
from his assistant, Arno Michels. The Moroccan had started the game on the
right and Hudson-Odoi on the left, the two operating as inverted widemen
cutting infield onto their stronger side.


Yet that was robbing the Blues of a more direct approach on the flanks, a
cutting thrust that quickly paid dividends when Hudson-Odoi combined
neatly with Kai Havertz and advanced with menace before producing a
sumptuous cross for Ziyech to convert.


https://i.imgur.com/QhQcWTx.jpg


Some assists are awarded generously for a simple sideways pass but this
was the very definition of an act of giving, handing the 20-year-old his
second goal contribution in as many Champions League games. He is the
first played aged under 21 to ever do that for the Blues and in the
absence of Timo Werner and Mason Mount, his attacking impetus was as
important as ever.


The contribution of our Cobham graduates also continues to shine brightly,
with 10 of our last 16 goals either scored or assisted by a player from
our Academy.


== Unbreachable at the back ==


Edou Mendy recorded his fifth consecutive clean sheet but the Senegal
stopper was never really troubled in southern Scandinavia, the Swedes
failing to register a shot on target once again in a meeting between the
two sides.


In fact, Mendy has faced just two efforts on goal in his past four outings
for the Blues. The last goal he conceded from open play in any competition
was on matchday two when Federico Chiesa netted for Juventus in Turin.


https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1455622127906955266
29 - Since Thomas Tuchel took charge of Chelsea in January, the Blues have
kept at least nine more clean sheets in all competitions than any other
side in the big five European leagues. Impenetrable.


Since Tuchel took charge of Chelsea at the start of the year, the Blues
have kept at least nine more clean sheets in all competitions than any
other side in Europe's top five leagues. At the other end, Ziyech's goal
was our 500th in continental competition.


== Other notable numbers ==


Just like in our dominant display on Tyneside at the weekend, possession
paid dividends as we enjoyed 73 per cent of the ball at the Eleda Stadion.
That improved our average possession statistics in this year's
competition, which was already the highest of all 32 competing teams, to
66.8 per cent (ahead of Liverpool with 60.3 per cent).


https://i.imgur.com/WewYuB8.jpg


Only the Ukrainians Shakhtar Donetsk have a higher passing accuracy, with
90.3 per cent compared to our 89.8 per cent, with Antonio Rudiger and
Andreas Christensen enjoying the most in this game with 11.2 per cent
each. The symmetry of the two continued in the passing stakes, with both
making 108.


The Blues had 22 shots, our most in a Champions League game for at least
six years, with Marcos Alonso, Loftus-Cheek and Ziyech accounting for four
apiece. The latter also claimed five key passes and two successful
dribbles in a decisive display.

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Hoddle: 'Matthew will be sitting up there looking down now and

loving Chelsea being winners. He'll just love Chelsea winning.'


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