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Leicester City’s remarkable resurgence under the guidance of Craig Shakespeare continued tonight, as ‘The Foxes’ scored twice in front of their faithful at the King Power Stadium, securing a 2-0 victory on the night and a 3-2 aggregate win in their Champions League Round of 16 tie with Sevilla.
Wes Morgan opened the scoring for Leicester in the 27th minute, much to Gary Lineker’s delight.
Wes Morgan becomes the first Jamaican to score in the Champions League. Leicester 1-0 Sevilla ??#LCFC #LeiSev #UCL pic.twitter.com/NMEFoOr2JS
— Foul Throw (@foulthrownet) March 14, 2017
Get. In. You. Beauty.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) March 14, 2017
And Marc Albrighton tagged on the home side’s second in the 55th.
Leicester 2-0 Sevilla! Marc Albrighton with the goal #LeiSev #LCFC #UCLpic.twitter.com/9WoINvspnn
— Foul Throw (@foulthrownet) March 14, 2017
Things got even better for the English champions in the 75th minute, as Samir Nasri was shown a second yellow card and sent off following a controversial incident with a rather theatrical Jamie Vardy – but what would you expect from one of Shakespeare’s protagonists?
Vardy is a WWE Superstar ?? #LeiSev #ChampionsLeague
— Michael Conlan (@mickconlan11) March 14, 2017
The drama wasn’t over, however, as Sevilla were awarded a penalty in the 80th minute, only for Kasper Schmeichel to deny Steven N’Zonzi.
It's all happening in the Leicester game! N'Zonzi just had his penalty saved by Kasper Schmeichel #LeiSev #UCL
— Foul Throw (@foulthrownet) March 14, 2017
He's only gone and fucking saved it. @kschmeichel1 we love you.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) March 14, 2017
Loving your work @kschmeichel1 big penalty save that #ChampionsLeague ?
— Shay Given (@No1shaygiven) March 14, 2017
The dying minutes were dicey for Leicester, as Sevilla piled on the pressure, but the men in blue hung tough to secure their place in the quarter-finals.
LEICESTER CITY ARE THROUGH TO THE QUARTER-FINALS OF THE CHAMPIONS BLOODY LEAGUE!!!
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) March 14, 2017
Can't breathe.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) March 14, 2017
Outstanding result for Leicester City tonight against a team that has been excellent in La Liga this yr ??
— Michael Beale (@MichaelBeale) March 14, 2017
Well done Leicester City.. Great win and into the quarters!!??
— John Hartson (@JohnHartson10) March 14, 2017
Teams through to the Champions League quarterfinals:
Barcelona
Bayern Munich
Borussia Dortmund
Juventus
LEICESTER CITY
Real Madrid— Dale Johnson (@DaleJohnsonESPN) March 14, 2017
Leicester City only needed one season to accomplish more in the Champions League than Arsenal have in the last seven. Easy as you like.
— Liam Canning (@LiamPaulCanning) March 14, 2017
Leicester City rocking into the #UCL quarter-finals like…#LCFC pic.twitter.com/cP5LEn20oB
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) March 14, 2017
When you build something incredible and someone else gets the credit.#LeiSev pic.twitter.com/xg61Xiom8O
— Cathal Pendred (@Pendred) March 14, 2017
Scenes when Barcelona draw Leicester City in the Champions League quarterfinals ? #UCL #FCB #LCFC #Barca
— Jonathan Johnson (@Jon_LeGossip) March 14, 2017
They couldn't win the Champions League could they? #lcfc #LeiSev
— Stephen Elliott (@SleevesElliott) March 14, 2017
If Leicester City wins the Champions League, will @GaryLineker wear a thong?
— Tal Ofer (@TalOfer) March 14, 2017
