Leicester 2-0 Sevilla, Juventus 1-0 Porto: Champions League last 16 - as it happened
The Foxes continue fairytale by reaching quarter-finals for the first time.
- Wes Morgan puts Foxes ahead from Riyad Mahrez free-kick.
- Marc Albrighton smashes home second after 55 minutes.
- Samir Nasri sent off for head-butt on Jamie Vardy.
- Kasper Schmeichel saves Steven Nzonzi penalty.
- Leicester City reach Champions League quarter-finals for the first time.
- Juventus beat Porto in other last 16 second leg tie in Turin.
- Paulo Dybala penalty puts Juventus ahead on the night.
- Porto down to 10 men after Maxi Pereira red card.
Champions League last 16 second leg
Leicester City (3) 2-0 (2) Sevilla
Juventus (3) 1-0 (0) FC Porto
The Premier League will have representation in the last eight in the form of the champions Leicester. They go into the hat with the big guns on Friday, when the likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid lie in wait.
Tomorrow Manchester City attempt to join Leicester in the quarter-finals when they face Monaco, while Atletico Madrid take on Bayer Leverkusen. We're back then for live coverage of both games, but until next time it's goodbye.
Full time: Leicester 2-0 Sevilla
Leicester have done it. How they have done it might frustrate many but the Premier League champions are into the quarter-finals with Europe's big guns. Ten-man Sevilla were never really at the races and once Kasper Schmeichel saves Steven Nzonzi's penalty you feared their chance had gone.
Wes Morgan and Marc Albrighton did the business in either half, with Samir Nasri's red card for a 'head-butt' on Jamie Vardy the major flashpoint, coming just as the La Liga side were turning the screw.
RED CARD: Samir Nasri (Sevilla)
Major flashpoint which has turned this tie once against. Samir Nasri goes head-to-head with Jamie Vardy and the England striker alleges that he has been head-butted. Replays suggest the contact was minimal but referee reaches into his pocket and shows the Frenchman a red. Sevilla, chasing a goal to force extra time, now down to 10 men.
Half time: Juventus 1-0 Porto
We've also reached the break in Turin where hosts Juventus can start preparing for the quarter-finals as they led 3-0 on aggregate against Porto. Paulo Dybala has increased the Old Lady's lead and it will take a comeback of Barcelona-esq proportions to see Porto reach the last eight.
There is of course another tie going on tonight in Turin, where Juventus are expected to sweep aside perennial Champions League knock-out specialists Porto. Marko Pjaca and Daniel Alves' goals helped beat the Portuguese club three weeks ago, with Alex Telles' red card turning the contest the way of the visitors.
Leicester soaked up ample pressure during the first leg three weeks ago, with Jamie Vardy's goal eventually sending them into the second game as marginal favourites to progress. Jorge Sampaoli has since had a troublesome few weeks at the helm, having been constantly linked with a move to Barcelona while his side have won just once since the clash with the Premier League champions as their title bid has faded. They could not be at a lower ebb.
If could have told Craig Shakespeare that he'd be a Premier League champion, an England coach for barely two months and manage his first game as a permanent manager in the Champions League, he'd probably have had you sectioned. But tonight his whirlwind year takes another bizarre turn. He couldn't become a Champions League quarter-finalists could he?
Teams should be with us in around 15 minutes, but how might the teams at the King Power line up tonight?
Nampalys Mendy is the only player missing for the hosts, after he suffered a knee injury in training. Leicester are expected to be unchanged from the weekend.
Sevilla could welcome back Carlos Fernandez Luna from injury but Benoit Tremoulinas and Michael Krohn-Dehli are suspended.
Forgive the absence of a meaningless Williams Shakespeare quote plucked from a few minutes of aimless googling in an effort to make myself look clever ahead of tonight's live blog. But yes, I have read bloody Macbeth, Hamlet and all the rest. But evenings such as these do not deserve references to a soliloquy nor any hopless rhetoric; Leicester City stand on the brink of history.
With Craig Shakespeare now in permanent charge since Claudio Ranieri's sacking, the Foxes are two from two under the Italian's former assistant and just a 1-0 win away from taking a historic step into the Champions League last eight, where the likes of Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain and Napoil have already failed to reach.
Sevilla dominated the first leg but must protect a wafer-thin lead at the King Power Stadium to ensure they continue Spain's dominance at this stage of the competition. Jorge Sampaoli has been distracted by links with the Barcelona job in recent weeks; with two straight draws all-but ending their unlikely La Liga title bid.
Elsewhere, Juventus will look to put the squeeze on FC Porto having scored two away goals in Portugal three weeks ago. Two custodians of the game Gianluigi Buffon and Iker Casillas go head-to-head again, and perhaps for the final time.
All the updates and team news ahead of the 7:45pm kick-offs on the way. Remember, we play to a finish tonight so extra time and penalties may be required. Strap in.
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