Ziyech saves the process

Chelsea expected a much more comfortable match than they actually had. Not because of the occasions faced against, which were few and of low quality, but so it was difficult for him to overcome Dahlin, which was not until minute 56. The defense was well closed and the chances were many but not very dangerous.

In the first part, Havertz and Marcos Alonso were the most active players in attack. The German acts as a false 9 without Werner and Lukaku on the team, moving freely across the attack front and leading every offensive play. The Spanish feels very comfortable in defense of five and reached the area with great ease.

But the goal did not come until the first minutes of the second half. Hudson-Odoi, missing until then, he built a great play on the right wing that Ziyech finished on the left, defining an empty goal. It is the Moroccan’s first goal this season after a few difficult months and a lot of criticism, both in his club and in his selection.

Tuchel could take the opportunity to give Pulisic minutes. The American was injured on the first day of the Premier League and since then he had not been able to play for a single minute.

Malmö had little of the Manchester City that it looked like on its shirt. They showed themselves as an ultra-defensive team despite their situation on the table and only Colak threatened Mendy’s goal. It is very likely that the Swedish league, in which they are first one point behind the second with only four rounds to go, It distracts them too much in a Champions League in which they already have few options.