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Pure joy
Tame exit
Full time: Leicester 0-2 Slavia
Provod's volley early in the second half gave Leicester a mountain to climb as they would have required two goals due to the away goal rule, but Sima's emphatic strike into the bottom corner sealed the deal for his side.
Leicester never seemed to get going, never created a chance that really tested Kolar and never looked like they were going to be the ones to progress.
Leicester 0-2 Slavia
Leicester 0-2 Slavia
Leicester 0-2 Slavia
Leicester 0-2 Slavia
Leicester 0-2 Slavia
Leicester 0-2 Slavia
Leicester 0-2 Slavia
Sima scores with a superb long ranged goal into the bottom corner.
Leicester 0-1 Slavia
Leicester 0-1 Slavia
Leicester 0-1 Slavia
Leicester 0-1 Slavia
Leicester 0-1 Slavia
Leicester 0-1 Slavia
Leicester 0-1 Slavia
Stanciu crosses the ball to the far post and Provod, who is completely free in the box, volleys the ball home.
Leicester need two goals now...
Leicester 0-0 Slavia
Nervy start for the home side.
Second half!
Will they call on Barnes in the second half?
Frustrated Foxes
Half time: Leicester 0-0 Slavia
The Foxes started brightly and asked a few questions of the Slavia defence but as the half progressed, Slavia grew in the game and looked the better side, with Sima arguably having the best chance of the half as he fired wide following a Soyuncu error.
There is plenty for Rodgers to think about during half time, knowing that the tie will swing heavily in Slavia's favour should they get on the score sheet.
Leicester 0-0 Slavia
Leicester 0-0 Slavia
Leicester 0-0 Slavia
Leicester 0-0 Slavia
Leicester 0-0 Slavia
Leicester 0-0 Slavia
The resulting corner leads to a half chance for the home side but is gathered by Kolar.
Leicester 0-0 Slavia
Leicester 0-0 Slavia
Seconds later, Under has another chance to shoot but is put off by the defender.
Lively start from Leicester's Turkish contingent.
Kick off!
The teams emerge
Vardy party?
Empty seats
Just imagine what the atmosphere would have been like with 32,000 fans present....
Thoughts for the match
Leicester will be hoping to have more joy in attack in this game and the emphasis will be on Youri Tielemans, who finds himself in a more attacking position to the one he has been playing in this season, to create opportunities for the three attackers ahead of him.
The additon of Hamza Choudhury to the Leicester side will add midfield steel against a Slavia side who pressed high and used their physicality in order to pressure the Foxes, while Cengiz Under will be looking to take this rare opportunity with both hands and impress Rodgers by causing Slavia problems in defence.
Slavia XI
👥 | Tuhle jedenáctku vyšle trenér 🧢 Jindřich Trpišovský do odvety proti Leicesteru! #leisla
— SK Slavia Praha ⭐️⭐️ (@slaviaofficial) February 25, 2021
Jakub Hromada nahradí v základní sestavě Tomáše Holeše.
📰 ČLÁNEK ➡️ https://t.co/lTRh96ksUW pic.twitter.com/7fTXsPIOGC
Leicester XI
Team news! 🦊
— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 25, 2021
Here's how the Foxes will line up this evening 🔵#UEL #LeiSvp
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Jindrich Trpisovsky on his side's chances of progressing
"I believe it will be an interesting game. Of course, we are strong on the home ground and we know where we are playing now. It will be a challenge, but we have experience with playing in England and I believe we can go through."
Brendan Rodgers on his side competing in three competitions
"The players' readiness and the work we put him. We knew it wasn't going to be about 11 players, it was going to be about the squad. The professionalism has shone through, because when players have been trining so intensely so that when they do come in, they play to a high level.
"The tactical flexibility of the team has helped. They deserve a huge amount of credit for where we are so far, but there's still a long way to go. Everything is calm, and we still have a long way to go in the season."
What impact the team news has
The lack of Maddison means that the East Midlands side are left short of attack-minded midfielders, with both Perez and Praet out injured. The fact that Iheanacho is also unavailable means that the Nigerian is not able to play behind Jamie Vardy to support the 34-year-old so Leicester will have to find a different way to ensure that Vardy does not become as isolated as he did in the last match.
The answer could come in the form of Cengiz Under, who will be hoping to grab his chance and prove his worth to the manager as he looks to secure a permanent move to the East Midlands.
Against Villa, Leicester found success in using Timothy Castagne in right-back, while Ricardo Pereira played ahead of him on the wing, freeing up Under to occupy the number ten role that he tends to tuck into while he plays on the right.
Slavia team news
Stanislav Tecl and Petr Sevcik remain unavailable as the pair recover from COVID-19.
Leicester team news
Leicester will also be without the suspended Kelechi Iheanacho due to an accumulation of yellow cards in the competition.
James Justin, Ayoze Perez, Wesley Fofana and Dennis Praet all remain out with their respective injuries.
Welcome!
The tie is level at 0-0 coming into the second leg at the King Power, meaning that the away goal rule could act in Slavia's favour but will home advantage propel the Foxes to the next stage of the competition?
Kick off in Leicester is due at 20:00.

Be sure to check out our post match reaction, as well as the build up for the big clash against Arsenal.
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