Chelsea set up a Champions League showdown with Juventus at Stamford Bridge after claiming their third Group H win away at Malmo.
A dominant performance brought just the solitary Hakim Ziyech goal. But that was enough to go level on points with the Italians ahead of their match agains Zenit. And there is now a potential winner-takes-all scenario when the two sides face after the international break.
Thomas Tuchel made just three changes from the weekend win over Newcastle. Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcus Alonso replaced the first-choice full-back pair of Reece James and Ben Chilwell.
And Ruben Loftus-Cheek also came into the side for N’Golo Kante.
The Blues got on the front foot right from the off. Kai Havertz was soon in the Malmo box where he went down after contact, but claims for a penalty were dismissed despite a VAR check.
