Fernando Llorente and Carlos Tevez got the goals as Juventus climbe
With Atletico Madrid winning against Olympiacos, the Italian champions moved into second place with a three-point cushion, as Fernando Llorente and Carlos Tevez delivered the decisive goals.
Malmo goalkeeper Robin Olsen ensured the two sides went into the break level with three important saves to deny Arturo Vidal and Claudio Marchisio, twice.
However, Malmo’s resistance was finally broken early in the second half as Llorente netted his first goal of this season’s competition with a composed finish.
Chances continued to arrive for the visitors and after Marchisio and Llorente had wasted good opportunities, Tevez secured the win with two minutes to play, before defender Erik Johansson was sent off for the hosts.
Victory means a point against Atletico in their final group match will see Juve through, no matter what Olympiacos do, while Malmo’s adventure in the competition is over.
Massimiliano Allegri made two changes from Juve’s Champions League win over Olympiacos on matchday four, with Simone Padoin – who was sent off against Lazio in Serie A on Saturday – and Llorente coming into the side.
After a fast start from the hosts, who were unchanged from their last European outing against Atletico, the game’s first effort on goal did not arrive until the 16th minute, as Stephan Lichtsteiner raced down the right wing unopposed.