How Leicester City rated on a stunning Champions League night against Sevilla

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Leicester City progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 2-0 victory in an enthralling encounter with Spanish side Sevilla on Tuesday evening, winning 3-2 on aggregate.

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Sevilla went close inside the opening five minutes before Leicester City captain Wes Morgan gave his side an early advantage in the tie when he touched home Riyad Mahrez’s free-kick from close-range.

Sergio Escudero then rattled the crossbar with a superb second-half strike as Sevilla pushed, only for Leicester to go up the other end and double their advantage through Marc Albrighton’s low strike.

A compelling encounter then took another twist when Manchester City’s Samir Nasri, on loan at Sevilla, received a second booking for a heated exchange with Jamie Vardy, but Sevilla had a golden opportunity to send the tie to extra-time when Kasper Schmeichel brought down Vitolo in the area.

Yet Schmeichel – the reason Leicester were still in the tie coming into the second-leg – got down low to push away Steven N’Zonzi’s penalty to secure his side’s spot in the quarter-final stage.

Read on to see how Leicester City rated on an unforgettable evening at the King Power Stadium.

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Kasper Schmeichel – Hero of the first leg in Spain, he was straight back in the action to make a sharp early save from Nasri to deny Sevilla a crucial away goal. Brought down Vitolo inside the area late on but went from zero to hero within seconds, getting back up to push N’Zonzi’s poor spot-kick aside. 7.