Ricardo Pereira scored a winner in the final phase as Leicester City made a great comeback to beat PSV Eindhoven in the Europa Conference League and reach the first European semi-final of the team. After a goalless draw at King Power Stadium, Eran Zahavi attacked Youri Tielemans’s mistake to open the scoring, but James Maddison equalized with 13 minutes left. The Foxes midfielder hit the top corner from Ayoze Perez’s clever cut before Pereira shot the winner in the 88th minute to seal an unforgettable victory. They will face Roma winners against Bodo / Glimt, who are leading 2-1 after the first match.
The foxes are counterattacking for the historic victory
Madison equalized in 13 minutes for the end Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers had urged his team to make history and reach the club’s first European semi-final, but for 77 minutes it looked like he would miss the opportunity against a PSV team that was more adventurous than in the first game. It was an overwhelming season for Rodgers, but his changes at Philips Stadion inspired an exciting comeback. Half-time substitute Patson Daka had already had a great chance before substitute Perez picked Maddison and the midfielder hit home. Then, with two minutes to go, substitute Ademola Lookman found Daka and the striker’s effort went into the path of right back Pereira, who made no mistake. It was a decade early for the Foxes, who won their Virgin Cup last season and won their top title in 2015-16, and hopes of being added to it with a European trophy remain alive, albeit in the third. level competition. Winning this tournament could also be Leicester’s best chance to qualify for Europe next season, finishing ninth in the Premier League and 11 points ahead of a place in the Europa Conference League, but for a long time it looked like it would be the home team that would advance. Leicester received a warning when Casper Schmeichel drove Mario Gotze volley over the crossbar, but had his own golden chances, with Harvey Barnes being released and out despite Madison backing him. They were eventually sent off as Tielemans put the ball out of reach for Mario Gotze who slipped it past the keeper. That turned the draw into a huge task for Leicester, with PSV reaching a 15-match unbeaten run and keeping a clean sheet in their last six games under top manager Roger Schmidt, who will leave at the end of the season. . But it was a challenge that Rogers’s team was ready for and these late goals showed that the Foxes might have fought to reach the end in Europe. Match player Fofana Wesley Fofana
PSV Eindhoven
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PSV Eindhoven
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1 flatter 21 Ricardo Pereira 3Fofana 6 Evans 27 CastagneReservation at 57 minutes 10 Madison 8 Tielemans 22Dewsbury-Hall 11 Albrighton Substitution for Dakaat in 45 ‘ 14 Iheanacho Substitution, Pérezat 65 ‘ 7 Barnes replaces Lukmanat in 45 ‘
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