Wednesday, 15 March 2017

The UEFA Champions League fairytale continues for Leicester City Football Club ! They beat Sevilla FC 2-0 on the night and 3-2 on aggregate to book their place in the quarter-finals.

Kasper Schmeichel's penalty save sent Leicester City into the Champions League quarter-finals courtesy of a 2-0 win over Sevilla.
Leicester City's remarkable renaissance under Craig Shakespeare continued as Kasper Schmeichel's late penalty save preserved a 2-0 win over 10-man Sevilla and a place in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Wes Morgan's scrappy effort just prior to the half-hour put the Premier League champions ahead via the away-goals rule, before Marc Albrighton's low drive had them 3-2 up on aggregate.
KEY STATS:
- Leicester's victory means England have now had more different teams reach the Champions League quarter-final than any other nation (eight).
- The Foxes are the first English side to overcome a first leg defeat against Spanish opposition in the Champions League knock-out stages since Chelsea in 2005 (v Barcelona).
- Riyad Mahrez has been directly involved in six of Leicester's 10 Champions League goals this season (four goals and two assists).
- Kasper Schmeichel has saved both of his penalties in the Champions League this season, with both coming in each leg against Sevilla.
- Sevilla are the first team to miss a penalty in each leg of a Champions League knock-out round since Bayern Munich in 2013/14 (v Arsenal).
- The game’s opening goal was the 48th shot Sevilla had faced away from home in the Champions League this season, but the first goal they conceded.
- Wes Morgan became the first Jamaican player to score in a Champions League game.

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