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.
https://twitter.com/foulthrownet/status/841746242455666688
Get. In. You. Beauty.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) March 14, 2017
And Marc Albrighton tagged on the home side’s second in the 55th.
https://twitter.com/foulthrownet/status/841757052728971270
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.
https://twitter.com/foulthrownet/status/841762806324178944
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
https://twitter.com/Pendred/status/841760742353301504
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 טל עופר تل عوفر (@TalOfer) March 14, 2017
