Ziyech’s strike sees Chelsea beat Malmo

Hakim Ziyech

Chelsea moved to the brink of sealing their place in the Champions League Last 16, but the defending champions were made to work hard for a 1-0 win over Malmo in Sweden on Tuesday. Hakim Ziyech broke the home side's resistance 11 minutes into the second-half as the Moroccan tapped home from Callum Hudson-Odoi's inch-perfect cross.

Thomas Tuchel's men moved onto nine points from four games, level with Juventus at the top of the Group H and six clear of third-placed Zenit St Petersburg. The Italian giants welcome Zenit in Turin later on Tuesday. "We got the job done," said Tuchel. "We wanted a result, we needed the result, we expected the result, and we delivered."

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