Chelsea did themselves plenty of favors by winning 2-1 away to Swedish side Malmo last week in the Europa League round of 32, leaving themselves a straightforward job to do in Thursday’s second leg.
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With an aggregate lead, plus two away goals in hand, Maurizio Sarri’s side can perhaps bounce back from a rough run of results in recent weeks. With fans calling for him to be fired, the Italian will take any boost he can get.
Elsewhere, Arsenal have done well to overturn their 1-0 deficit to BATE Borisov and lead 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium in the day’s early round of games.
This is the team that Maurizio Sarri has chosen for this evening's game! 👊#CHEMAL pic.twitter.com/czaUZSLeLQ
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 21, 2019