Troubled Chelsea look to progress to the Europa League last 16 when they welcome Malmo in the second leg at Stamford Bridge on Thursday evening.
Despite securing a 2-1 advantage in the first leg round of 32 in Sweden, the 2013 winners were knocked out of the FA Cup fifth round by Manchester United on Monday, in the latest of several setbacks in Maurizio Sarri's nightmare debut campaign in London.
Meanwhile, their opponents bounced back from that narrow defeat with a 3-2 victory in the Swedish Cup in what was just their second game since mid-December.
With the Blues faltering domestically, their chances of Champions League qualification could rest on their Europa League progression, as they look to reach a first European final in six years.