Leicester put to the sword in Roman cauldron
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2y ago
AS Roma 1:0 Leicester City City’s European ambitions came to an end in Rome on Thursday night, with an Abraham goal sending Roma to the Europa Conference League Final. 3,500 City fans and the vast majority of 60,000 raucous Romans were in their seats over an hour before kick off as an incredible atmosphere began to build. Brendan Rodgers made ten changes to the side that lost at Spurs, and with the exception of the injured Ndidi, this was his strongest line-up. City, playing towards a wall of noise from the Curva Sud, had a decent opening spell. Tielemans had a shot blocked by Smalling, and ..read more
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Weakened Leicester shrugged aside by Spurs
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2y ago
Tottenham Hotspur 3:1 Leicester City A City side that illustrated the club’s European priorities were no match for Tottenham on Sunday afternoon. Brendan Rodgers, with his eye firmly on Thursday’s game in Rome, made eight changes to his side. After an early spell of pressure from Spurs in the opening five minutes, City got their passing game together and began to create some chances. Thomas played Pérez in down the left and his shot was deflected narrowly wide, but a goal kick was awarded. In the 11th minute Albrighton launched a free-kick intoi the area. Although it was nodded clear, Son app ..read more
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Leicester equaliser keeps Roma tie in the balance.
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2y ago
Leicester City 1:1 AS Roma A second half own goal conceded by Roma, saw City’s first ever European semi-final all square at 1-1 after the first leg at the KPS on Thursday night. Brendan Rodgers made four changes to his side, bringing in Vardy, Ricardo, Evans and Albrighton as the club attempted to reach a European final for the first time in their history. City got off to a lively start against the backdrop of loud noise from both home and away fans, that had been cranked up by Union FS tifo display and a rendition of ‘When You’re Smiling’ over the PA that should be a permanent feature. Vardy ..read more
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Leicester concede in added time again as Everton snatch a point
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2y ago
Everton 1:1 Leicester City For the second game running City conceded in stoppage time, with Richarlison’s equaliser cancelling Barnes’ 5th minute opener at Goodison on Wednesday night. Brendan Rodgers continued with his method of squad rotation, making seven changes for this trip to Merseyside. This was the ‘A Team’ and they took the game to relegation-threatened Everton from the first whistle. Before 30 seconds had passed Dewsbury-Hall bore down on Pickford’s goal, but Coleman managed to block as he pulled the trigger. But City didn’t have long to wait, taking a 5th minute lead. Maddison’s l ..read more
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Leicester make history with a late comeback at PSV
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2y ago
PSV Eindhoven 1:2 Leicester City City were behind in this tie in Eindhoven with 13 minutes remaining, before goals from Maddison and Ricardo propelled them into the club’s first ever European semi-final. Brendan Rodgers selected the same side that played in the first leg for this trip to Holland, and they got off to a decent start. PSV lacked the intensity they had shown in the opening spell at the KPS, and City had the first chance when Fofana couldn’t react quickly enough to an Evans nod on. Maddison then cut in from the right and battled past Max and Ramalho before being crowded out a ..read more
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Leicester fail to breach solid PSV defence
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2y ago
Leicester City 0:0 PSV Eindhoven City’s Europa Conference League quarter-final first leg against PSV Eindhoven ended in stalemate on Thursday night, with the Dutch side content to keep a clean sheet. Brendan Rodgers made two changes to his side for the club’s second European quarter-final, with Ricardo and Albrighton coming in for Justin and Mendy. PSV came racing out of the traps from the first whistle and they could have gone ahead in the second minute. Mauro Júnior lofted a ball over City’s back line where Götze had timed his run to go clear on goal. Taking a shade too long to control the ..read more
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Bees stung by two great Leicester strikes
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2y ago
Leicester City 2:1 Brentford Two superb first half goals from Castagne and Maddison were enough to defeat Brentford at the KPS on Sunday… Brendan Rodgers made four changes to his side with Castagne back in the side for the first time in 2022 after a thigh operation, and Söyüncü, Mendy and Maddison back in the starting XI. Evans was named in the squad for the first time in over three months. Brentford were happy to sit back in the early stages and City had plenty of possession but were faced with a yellow wall. Maddison screwed a low shot wide in the 6th minute. Brentford occasionally broke up ..read more
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Fofana comeback goal sends Leicester into the Conference quarter-finals
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2y ago
Stade Rennais 2:1 Leicester City After a seven month injury lay off, Wesley Fofana scored the goal that earned 3-2 aggregate victory over Rennes sending City into the last-eight of the UEFA Europa Conference League on Thursday night. Brendan Rodgers made four changes to his side for this trip to Brittany, with the return of Fofana and Justin, Tielemans and Ndidi brought back into the starting XI. The game kicked-off with the Roazhon Park stadium a cauldron of noise, and Rennes producing the same high-octane game they had displayed at the King Power Stadium. As Rennes piled on the pressure, Ci ..read more
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Schmeichel shut out gives Leicester the edge over Leeds
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2y ago
Leicester City 1:0 Leeds United City had to battle hard for the three points against Leeds on Saturday, but a Barnes goal and some fine saves from Schmeichel ensured a losing start for Jesse Marsch. Brendan Rodgers made two changes to the side that won at Burnley, bringing in Vardy and Choudhury for Ricardo and Daka. Before kick off there was an enthusiastic minute’s applause in support of Ukraine. The opening spell of the game saw some frantic end-to-end play. In the second minute James burst through the right channel and fired a low shot across goal that Schmeichel got a slight touch to and ..read more
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Leicester subs sink Burnley with late goals
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2y ago
Burnley 0:2 Leicester City City claimed their first Premier League win of 2022 with a fine performance at Turf Moor on Tuesday night, with goals from substitutes Maddison and Vardy securing a 2-0 victory late in the game. Brendan Rodgers made four changes with Ricardo, Söyüncü, Dewsbury-Hall and Daka returning to the side. City started the game on the front foot, with Tielemans and Ndidi both firing off target early on. Then Ricardo made his way into a crowded area and found room for a low shot that forced a fine save from Pope who got down swiftly to tip it away. A Söyüncü effort was blocked ..read more
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