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Chelsea squad flies to Malmo
13 Feb 2019
The Chelsea squad arrived in Malmo this evening ahead of our Europa League
round of 32 first leg game against the Swedish side.
https://i.imgur.com/2Pl2byR.jpg
The Blues are looking for a positive result to take into next week's
second leg at Stamford Bridge, and to begin banishing the memory of
Sunday's defeat at Manchester City.
Maurizio Sarri brings with him a strong squad to face Uwe Rosler's side,
including Eden Hazard and Gonzalo Higuain.
Sarri and one of his players will speak to the media at a press conference
at Malmo's stadium, and you can follow live updates on our official
Twitter feed @chelseafc.
Tomorrow's game takes place at Malmo New Stadion and kicks off at 8pm UK
time.
Chelsea travelling squad
Kepa Arrizabalaga, Willy Caballero, Jamie Cumming
Antonio Rudiger, Cesar Azpilicueta, Davide Zappacosta, Ethan Ampadu,
Andreas Christensen, David Luiz, Emerson
N'Golo Kante, Mateo Kovacic, Jorginho, Ross Barkley
Eden Hazard, Willian, Pedro, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Gonzalo Higuain,
Olivier Giroud
== How did we get here? ==
We arrive at this stage of the competition having topped a group including
BATE Borisov, MOL Vidi and PAOK, winning five of our six fixtures.
Malmo qualified via the group stages, playing Besiktas, Genk and
Sarpsborg. Due to the Swedish football calendar, this will be their first
competitive game in 63 days, since winning at Besiktas.
Historically, they are one of Sweden's most successful sides, lifting the
league championship 20 times, and most recently in 2017. Last year, they
finished third. They famously reached the European Cup final in 1979, when
they were beaten 1-0 in the final by Nottingham Forest.