Chelsea will be expecting to get their Champions League group stage campaign back on track as they welcome Swedish side Malmo to Stamford Bridge this evening.
It’s been far from plain-sailing for the defending champions so far, as they scraped past Zenit St. Petersburg in their opener before being beaten by Juventus in Turin prior to the international break.
That result has left the Italians three points clear at the head of Group H, and though the Blues’ fate remains very much in their own hands, given Juve still have to come to west London, Tuchel knows his side cannot afford any more slip ups if they want to finish top and, theoretically, bag an easier last-16 clash.
That starts tonight against a Malmo side who are without a point or even a goal from their opening two fixtures, and who lost 5-1 on aggregate to Chelsea when they met in the Europa League back in 2019.
