Chelsea Europa League draw: Maurizio Sarri’s side to face Malmo in Europa League round of 32
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Your support makes all the difference.Chelsea have drawn in Malmo the Europa League round of 32.
The first leg will be played on 14 February at the Malmö Stadion, and the return leg will be played at Stamford Bridge on 21 February.
Chelsea waltzed their way into the knockout stages, winning five and drawing one of their matches against BATE Borisov, MOL Vidi, and PAOK.
Maurizio Sarri has used the competition thus far as an opportunity to give run-outs to the club's academy graduates, with Callum Hudson-Odoi starring.
Sarri is now expected to start fielding a fuller-strength side as he chases a first trophy with Chelsea.
Round of 32 in full:
Victoria Plzen vs Dinamo Zagreb
Club Brugge vs RB Salzburg
Rapid Vienna vs Inter Milan
Slavia Prague vs Genk
Krasnodar vs Bayer Leverkusen
FC Zurich vs Napoli
Malmo vs Chelsea
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Frankfurt
Celtic vs Valencia
Renne vs Real Betis
Olympiakos vs Dynamo Kyiv
Lazio vs Sevilla
Fenerbahce vs Zenit
Sporting vs Villarreal
BATE Borisov vs Arsenal
Galatasaray vs Benfica
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