Internet Desk: The fairy tale continues for the Defending Champions of Premier League as “The Fox” has made it to the quarter finals of UEFA Champions League in their debut appearance in the competition. On the flip side, Spanish legend Iker Casillas possibly played the last game of the Champions League in his career, as his team FC Porto received a narrow defeat against Juventus
Kasper Schmeichel pulled off a dramatic late penalty save for Leicester as Leicester City sank Sevilla 2-0 on Tuesday to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time. Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, after which Claudio Ranieri was sacked as manager, Leicester scored through Wes Morgan and Marc Albrighton before Schmeichel repelled Steven N’Zonzi’s spot-kick.
It gave them a 3-2 aggregate win and continued a remarkable turnaround under new manager Craig Shakespeare, who has won three games in a row since stepping up from his role as Ranieri’s assistant.
Elsewhere, a first-half penalty from Paulo Dybala helped fire Juventus into the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday after a 1-0 win sent the Serie A champions through 3-0 on aggregate.
“The players can be immensely proud of themselves,” said Shakespeare. “When we needed Kasper the most, he came up trumps. We deserve to be there. We have just knocked out one of the best teams in Europe in my opinion.”