Leicester City face another historic moment as they host Atletico Madrid at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-finals tie. The Foxes stood their ground and lost the first leg by a narrow margin, it ended 1-0 for Atletico at Vicente Calderon thanks to a penalty kick that was converted by Antoine Griezmann in the first half.
A string of five consecutive wins have put Leicester above any relegation concerns in the Premier League, now all they have to worry about until the end of the season is the continuation of their Champions League dream. It could all come to an end on Tuesday, but the Foxes have already proven that they will not go down without a fight. They have already upset the odds by knocking out Sevilla in the previous round, and manager Craig Shakespeare has rested Okazaki and Drinkwater last weekend. However, he will have to employ an improvised central defence as Robert Huth is suspended and Wes Morgan is injured.
Atletico Madrid have been in good form lately, they are unbeaten in their last ten matches in all competitions and have consolidated their third place in LaLiga with last weekend's 3-0 victory over Osasuna. Antoine Griezmann was rested for that match, along with Saul Niguez, they will surely return to the starting eleven for the trip to England. Augusto Fernandez, Miguel Moya, Sime Vrsaljko and Kevin Gameiro are all injured, and head coach Diego Simeone will probably choose to field Fernando Torres in attack.
Probable line-ups:
Leicester: Schmeichel - Simpson, Benalouane, Wasilewski, Fuchs - Mahrez, Ndidi, Drinkwater, Albrighton - Okazaki, Vardy
Atletico: Oblak - Juanfran, Godin, Savic, Luis - Carrasco, Niguez, Gabi, Koke - Griezmann, Torres
My prediction: 1-1 draw.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Leicester win - 3.80
Draw - 3.50
Atletico win - 2.10
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