Vardy’s first goal in the Champions League had important meaning for Leicester.
Goals: Sarabia 25′, Correa 62′, Vardy 73′.
Round 1/8
Tuesday, February 14 Benfica 1-0 Dortmund PSG 4-0 Barca
Wednesday, February 15 Bayern 5-1 Arsenal Real Madrid 3-1 Napoli
Tuesday, February 21 Leverkusen 2-4 Atletico Madrid Man City 5-3 Monaco
Wednesday, February 22 Porto 0-2 Juventus Sevilla 2-1 Leicester City
This is an acceptable result for Leicester, enough for them to have hope of continuing if they defeat their opponents in the return match on March 15.
Reaching the 1/8 round for the first time participating in the Champions League as the top team in Group G, Leicester brought with them the pride of an English team when coming to the stadium of Sanchez Pizjuan.
In the opening minutes of the match, Sevilla advocated attacking Leicester’s left wing, a position occupied by Christian Fuchs.
Sevilla wasted many opportunities and faced difficulties in the second leg.
The speed and ingenuity of Sevilla’s attacking players left Leicester with no choice but to huddle to defend against their opponents’ attempts to send the ball into the penalty area.
At the beginning of the second half, Sevilla had a situation where the ball hit the post after Vitolo’s tight angle shot.
Under pressure, Leicester suddenly had a goal to shorten the score after a high-speed combination between Demarai Gray, Danny Drinkwater and Jamie Vardy.
Standing firm in the remaining minutes, Ranieri and his team still hope to continue with the advantage of scoring away goals.
Along with goalkeeper Schmeichel, Vardy is Leicester’s hero in this match.