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Marc Albrighton's superb goal sets Leicester on their way to a hard-fought win over Rennes in the first leg of their last-16 Europa Conference League tie.

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The Portuguese defender has missed out on Leicester City's last two games with a hamstring injury.

"Brendan Rodgers will look to protect him. "Football is a contact sport and sometimes you’re just unlucky. "There were high levels of expectation because pre-injury he was in top form.

The midfielder is currently on loan at the Serie A side and according to reports there is the option to buy him at the end of it.

It is claimed he wants a different agreement that could see the midfielder stay on loan for another season with Torino including payments to Brendan Rodgers' side. Although Juric is keen to retain the midfielder's services it is thought that Torino chairman Urbano Cairo is reluctant to match the 15m Euros that Leicester have put in the agreement to seal a permanent deal. While Praet has been injured in the last few games, he has done enough to convince Juric in his loan spell to want to keep him given his importance.

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“I cannot control results and I cannot predict which matches we are going to win, draw or lose, it’s impossible. What are the latest odds? What is the latest team news?

Some players never return to pre-injury levels after an ACL injury – so Leicester City are right to be uber cautious with Ricardo Pereira.

“Brendan Rodgers will look to protect him. “Football is a contact sport and sometimes you’re just unlucky. “There were high levels of expectation because pre-injury he was in top form.

In an exclusive interview, Leicesters Marc Albrighton discusses his return to the team, being inspired by James Milner and playing left-back.

"In the morning I will be stretching and making sure I am getting in the right preparation for training because ultimately training now is a lot harder than it was when I started. I think that is down to hard work and when you do win things it proves that the hard work is paying off and it will come at some point. It was not always that way for the young Albrighton. "My routine now is a million miles away from when I was younger," he admits. "I am doing a lot more work in the gym. For Albrighton, the problem solver, the model professional - "I am not one for the things surrounding football" - Milner, in particular, is a source of inspiration. "I should have seen the writing on the wall, really. "We have had plenty of conversations about that and how he is comfortable playing me in different positions." "There is always a lot of outside noise." But everyone is on the same page and everyone wants the same thing. "I feel like I am in a rhythm now." "He has been a big player for us coming into the team because what has allowed us to get our win rate up is our work rate. "The game that followed that against Brighton we conceded late again," he adds.

Ruthless finishing by Albrighton and Iheanacho give the Foxes the edge in the first leg.

In injury time, Lookman nicked the ball off the toes of a defender and the Foxes poured forward. The second half started in a similar fashion to the first. Certainly one of them wasn’t up to the job as the shot crashed into the roof of the net, giving Leicester an early 1-0 lead. The poles switched after 20’ and all the play was suddenly in the visitors’ half. The fact that Schmeichel had next to nothing to do was down to poor shooting and good fortune as opposed to brilliant defence. Leicester City saw off Stade Rennes by a score of 2-0 at the King Power on Thursday afternoon in their Europa Conference League round of 16 tie.

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"Leicester have won four in a row in all competitions and look to be building some momentum. "I can’t see Arsenal dropping points at the minute. Saka, in particular, has had a brilliant season and gets better every time I watch him.

Leicester, without injured talisman Jamie Vardy, kept up their recent improved form with a fine win over the Ligue 1 side.

Leicester were now transformed, dominating possession and testing the Rennes back-four. We know we have the quality to win there too.” “You still need to stay focused and suffer a little bit.

Marc Albrighton's superb strike and a late cracker from Kelechi Iheanacho gave Leicester City a 2-0 Europa Conference League win against Stade Rennais.

Iheanacho side-foots his effort into the corner from the edge of the box. A menacing performance from the 24-year-old winger who is arguably in his best form of the season at present. Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers will be pleased with his side's performance and victory against Rennes but he will know too well that the Breton outfit are a different proposition in front of their own fans at the atmospheric Roazhon Park. Rennes have won 10 of their 14 home league games scoring 33 goals - more than any other team in Ligue 1.

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Leicester's bid for European silverware continues on Thursday with the visit of Rennes in the Europa Conference League last 16.

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It has long been forecast that this summer will bring a sea of change to the Leicester City squad, with success next season requiring a rebuild.

This isn’t a bad thing, there are players who have been involved in the last few years that do not possess the qualities that Rodgers is looking for; selling them will be as useful as signing someone new. He’s starting to question now the character and the mentality of some of the players within his squad, like maybe they’ve had their time at Leicester and need a new challenge.’ There will undoubtedly be numerous incomings in the summer, but it isn’t a case of being able to spend like they were last season.

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That’s presumably €15m, a figure Cairo doesn’t want to pay thus he will be ‘negotiating downwards’. Praet is currently on loan at Torino, and while he has been out injured in the last few games, Juric remains impressed and ‘has understood the importance’ the midfielder has in his squad. Torino manager Ivan Juric has asked the club to keep Leicester City midfielder Dennis Praet beyond this season.

Leicester take on the French side in the first leg of their last 16 tie at the King Power Stadium.

we have to be careful when we get there, defend as a team and get the win that we need. Brendan Rodgers' men will be looking to build on their last three results. But I am here and Patson is here and we always look to help the team moving forward. They're going to have the ball at times and test you but you have to have that mentality to defend well. 2-0 is a scoreline of endurance, you have to endure and suffer in the game. We're getting inside to win tackles and press the game and that has helped us.

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The stadium is owned by the city of Rennes, which leases it to Stade Rennais. There have been more than 1.5 goals scored (in regular time) in 7 of their last 8 UEFA Europa Conference League matches. Has scored in both halves in each of their last 4 home games in a row. Have scored in the 1st half in each of their last 5 home matches in a row. Have won in both halves in each of their last 4 home matches in a row. Unbeaten (in regular time) in 7 of their last 8 UEFA Europa Conference League matches.

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Spurs went there earlier in the season and were fortunate to get the draw. "They lost five in a row in all competitions before they won at Montpellier, which I have to say is not an easy place to do to. "In short, the players can expect a very tough game, and for the fans, a very exciting game," he said. The second leg is a very, very different story. It will be a great spectacle, particularly before kick-off, check out the tifo behind the goal. At times, they’re a little inconsistent, which you might expect with a lot of new players coming in over the summer. The Moroccan centre-back Nayef Aguerd is a real menace at set pieces. "They’ve got quality right through the team," he explained. Up front, they’ve got a partnership that is working really well. The likes of Sylvain Wiltord, Mikaël Silvestre, Petr Čech, Hatem Ben Arfa, Édouard Mendy and Raphinha are just a few. Rennes are just a couple of goals behind them. Under Bruno Génésio, Les Rouge et Noir currently sit fourth in France's top tier after an extensive summer of recruitment at the season's outset.

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Arsenal attacker Emile Smith Rowe is reportedly set to return to the Gunners squad for Sunday's Premier League clash with Leicester City.

Smith Rowe has nine Premier League goals to his name this season and found the back of the net for the Gunners in their 2-0 win at the King Power back in October. However, journalist Connor Humm reports that the England international is back in contention to face Leicester after seemingly recovering from his bout of illness. Emile Smith Rowe will reportedly return to the Arsenal squad for Sunday's Premier League clash with Leicester City.

Youri Tielemans is scheduled to come up against the Gunners this weekend when Arsenal face Leicester at the Emirates.

Arteta will hope for an Arsenal win, but he'll be keeping a close eye on whether Tielemans is capable enough to assume the spotlight. The Swiss has performed reasonably well, but he hasn't been at ease. Still just 24 years-old, the Foxes midfielder has been playing top-flight football on a regular basis since the age of 16.

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Kelechi Iheanacho - Did brilliantly to set up a counter attack for Barnes, held the ball up well in attacking areas. Patson Daka - Almost got in behind on a couple of occasions, was a good outlet for a long pass. James Justin - Had a difficult task in dealing with Doku, was strong in the air when the ball was put into the box.

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Striker Gaeten Laborde, who has 16 goals this season, went closest early on as he met Adrien Truffert's cross inside the Leicester penalty area, but could only fire wide of Kasper Schmeichel's post. Leicester struggled to find rhythm in the early stages as Rennes made the better start, with Gaëtan Laborde hitting a third-minute shot narrowly wide. Caglar Soyuncu’s raking pass found Harvey Barnes on the left, who shrugged by his full-back and played a cross into the box. Read the full report here. This old-fashioned chalk-on-the-boots winger has done it so many times for Leicester City and, in his side’s Europa Conference League round-of-16 first leg at the King Power Stadium, it was Albrighton who did it again. Read the full report here.

Marc Albrighton and Kelechi Iheanacho scored as Leicester City take control of their Europa Conference League tie against French side Rennes.

And the midfielder then saw a strike blocked after Leicester broke forward on the counter-attack in the 68th minute. Leicester then won a free-kick just in a dangerous position that Youri Tielemans fired into the wall, and as Rodgers’ men looked to apply further pressure, Wilfred Ndidi headed a corner wide. Leicester struggled to find rhythm in the early stages as Rennes made the better start, with Gaetan Laborde hitting a third-minute shot narrowly wide.

The Foxes will make the trip to the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League this weekend.

He is expected to return to action this weekend. He is expected to be involved this weekend. The Gunners have been boosted by the return of the Frenchman for the Premier League clash against City after a bruised ankle is thought to not be too serious.

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"I think on the whole, we’ve done really well. I think some of our loan players have been our most consistent players, some of our most consistent performances have been from some of our permanent players as well. "With where we were financially, we had to use the loan market really intelligently for us to be competitive in this division, which was going to be a really important part of our recruitment," he said.

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“if it is until the end of his contract or beyond that, he will give everything to the club.” “He prepares himself to play the best he can every game.” “He just wants to be the best player he can be.

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City fell to a 4-1 defeat in the FA Cup at the City Ground last month but have seen a number of improved performances since that game.

“The players deserve a huge amount of credit because they had to come away from that performance in the FA Cup and really take stock and take a close look of what we are all about." “So, the response from the players from that game has been outstanding but we’ve got to keep that going, if we can do that whilst getting players back then it hopefully bodes well for the end of the season for us.” “From that game, we’ve been able to analyse ourselves honestly and openly and then we’ve been able to put a game in place with the intensity and the mentality which allows us to get the results.