Leicester’s ‘foxes’ battle Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma in the Conference League semi-finals

In the first leg at home, Leicester to PSV Eindhoven held with a 0-0 draw, but in the second leg, even though they were away, the army of Coach Brendan Rodgers showed a different and fresher face after the recent series of good results.

Leicester are aiming for the Conference League title after the Premier League and FA Cup AFP

However, in the first half, the home team PSV Eindhoven had a better start with Eran Zahavi’s 1-0 opening goal in the 27th minute after taking advantage of Youri Tielemans’ error.

However, with the determination to conquer the Conference League title for the first time after winning the Premier League in 2016 and the FA Cup last season, Leicester made noticeable changes in the second half with the adjustment of the coach. Brendan Rodgers when pushing Wesley Fofana to play higher in defence.

They also brought in Patson Daka and Ademola Lookman in place of Barnes and Marc Albrighton shortly after half-time, and both of these new players made a difference in Leicester’s play.

Thanks to that, Leicester regained the game and had an impressive comeback in the second half thanks to two goals near the end of the game by James Maddison in the 77th minute to equalize 1-1 and score a 2-1 victory by Ricardo. Pereira scored 88 minutes to bring great joy to “Foxes”.

In the semi-finals, Leicester had a great battle with Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma after defeating Norway’s annoying Bodo/Glimt opponents 4-0 in the second leg (5-2 on aggregate). The remaining semi-final pair between Feyenoord (won Slavia Prague 3-1, final 6-4) and Marseille (won PAOK 1-0, final 3-1).