Europa Conference League

Leicester City's recent history has been defined by upsetting the odds and this was a glorious triumph for Brendan Rodgers and his players, as they reached ...

Maddison to whip in with his right foot...and Evans flicked it on at the near post and it was heading on target but flicked off Fofana and over. Good composure from Fofana in the middle of the park, before Evans reads the ball well to intercept a pass towards Gotze. No big chances for either side so far, but PSV float a cross not far over the head of Zahavi. Leicester get another chance to attack and Dewsbury-Hall wins a free-kick close to the corner flag. PSV again strain to deal with a Leicester set-piece but get away with it, before Gakpo wins a free-kick for the home team. Things opened up for Leicester on the break but Barnes took too long to make a decision. Leicester stroking the ball around well in midfield with Maddison and Tielemans but Pereira's pass was too heavy. Gakpo should have released the ball to Zahavi wide left but the ball eventually finds the striker. Leicester's third sub is Ayoze Perez for Kelechi Iheanacho. Leicester starting to build pressure now, but they look a little shot-shy and toothless around the edge of the box. Then Gotze plays a lovely one-two with Veerman and is hacked down by Castagne at the expense of a booking. Excellent defending from Fofana to get across on the cover and get there before Zahavi and snuff out a counter. Excellent interplay down the right involving Pereira and Perez, and he substitute pulled the ball back from the bar-line to Maddison who slammed his shot into the roof of the net. Tielemans tries to make up for his mistake by taking a shot on from long range and a tight angle, which is skewed high, wide and handsome.

Ricardo Pereira's goal two minutes from time secured victory for Leicester at PSV Eindhoven, sending them through to the Europa Conference League ...

Lookman and Perez almost combined for a winner, minutes before Lookman and Daka were involved in the move leading to Pereira's historic moment. Even with England's log jam of forwards, he must be pushing close to a recall given his recent form. Rodgers substitutions changed the game: Leicester were second best in the first half and with their in-form opposition a goal up a comeback seemed a long way back. He had a couple of other good efforts, one cleared off the line and another forcing a fine stop from Yvon Mvogo, before the goal which he took with aplomb. 84' GREAT STOP FROM MVOGO Lookman crosses from close in on the by-line and Perez gets a touch towards goal but the keeper pushes over the bar. However, it was the third substitution, a controversial one, bringing on Perez for spearhead Kelechi Iheanacho which made the biggest difference.

A late effort from Ricardo Pereira completed a dramatic turnaround as Leicester reached their first European semi-final.

A minute later Maddison curled a shot wide that Mvogo clambered low to tip round a post but his desire to make the difference did not end there, converting the substitute Ayoze Pérez’s pullback before Pereira capped the comeback. Iheanacho hooked a clever ball over the top of the PSV defence and Daka raced through one on one with the goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo but the striker, perhaps put off by Teze’s determination to make life difficult, dropped his shot wide. A PSV supporter threw his beer towards Maddison as the midfielder was mobbed by his teammates and Brendan Rodgers was all smiles when Pereira sealed victory with two minutes to spare.

The Europa Conference League was dismissed as irrelevant when it kicked off last summer. Try telling that to the clubs that can win it.

It does not just have to be the same four, five or six teams from the same four, five or six leagues.” “It is quite expensive, but the destinations are part of the attraction,” Ravenhorst said. Nobody is complaining about the lack of history or glamour, not anymore. That parity has not necessarily come at the expense of quality. “It is a chance to achieve something monumental in our club’s history,” he said. “The level is high, and the games are between opponents who are more or less equal,” Kyriakos said. He has seen his beloved Feyenoord play in the sleepy Swedish town of Boras and the firecracker hostility of Belgrade, Serbia. He has been to Prague, twice. To the fans who are following the Conference League, the relative unfamiliarity of the teams involved has not diminished the tournament. The Europa League has, traditionally, been a little more diverse, but in recent years that, too, has been increasingly vulnerable to the massive financial advantage enjoyed by teams from Western Europe’s grand leagues. The lineup for the inaugural quarterfinals illustrates that perfectly. Europe’s major leagues saw it as another burden, players’ organizations worried that it would increase the risk of burnout and fan groups grumbled about yet another expense for those who wished to follow their teams. The Europa Conference League was dismissed as irrelevant when it kicked off last summer.

James Maddison had levelled the tie with 13 minutes remaining after Youri Tielemans' error allowed Eran Zahavi to grab a first-half opener.

Yet Rodgers’ men had been gaining momentum, with Maddison at the heart, and they levelled with 13 minutes left. Mvogo turned Maddison’s low effort wide soon after and the Foxes survived a huge scare when Ibrahim Sangare, found by Gakpo, held off Castagne but fired over. But Leicester spurned their own glorious opening to level just after the hour when Lookman played Daka through and the striker drilled wide from the edge of the area.

Nicolò Zaniolo scored a hat-trick as Roma were rampant in overturning a first-leg deficit, Leicester left it late to see off PSV Eindhoven and Dmitri Payet ...

Leicester face Jose Mourinho's Roma in the last four after reaching a European semi-final for the first time.

- Maddison – 7 - Ricardo – 7 - Schmeichel – 7

PSV 1-2 Leicester (Leicester win 2-1 on aggregate): The Foxes were on the brink but late goals from James Maddison and Ricardo Pereira turned the tie around ...

Latest Leicester City news from LeicestershireLive as Brendan Rodgers' men take on PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands in the second leg of their quarter-final ...

A player who has been substituted may take no further part in the match." Also, as is now standard across all UEFA club competitions and as you may have already noticed from the Champions League action on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, the so-called away goals rule has been abolished. The Norwegian outfit lead 2-1 going into their second leg in Italy.

Jose Mourinho will be up against Leicester next after his Roma side smashed Bodo/Glimt 4-0 to reach the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League.

LEICESTER CITY have reached the Europa Conference League semi-finals after beating PSV.

After beating Roma 6-1 in the Europa Conference League group stage, Bodø take a 2-1 first-leg lead to their quarter-final rematch.

Roma will play the first leg of the Europa Conference League semi-final at the King Power Stadium on April 28 before hosting Leicester City on May 5.

The first leg ended with a goalless draw at King Power Stadium. Leicester City will face Roma as Feyenoord will take on Olympique Marseille in the next round.