Leicester City 1-1 Atlético de Madrid: result and report
Champions League · Tuesday 18 April 2017
Result
Leicester City 1-1 Atlético de Madrid
Champions League · Tuesday 18 April 2017, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-1
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Leicester City 1-1 Atlético de Madrid: match report
Leicester City drew with Atlético de Madrid 1-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday 18 April 2017. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Saúl Ñíguez opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Leicester City's goal came from Jamie Vardy (61'). Atlético de Madrid scored through Saúl Ñíguez (26').
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Leicester City were 10th on 16 points from 9 and Atlético de Madrid 3rd on 22 points from 9. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Leicester City lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Atlético de Madrid in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to José María Giménez of Atlético de Madrid (8.8), ahead of Saúl Ñíguez (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Leicester City wins, 0 draws and 1 for Atlético de Madrid.
Going into the match Leicester City's last five read L-W-L-L-W and Atlético de Madrid's W-D-W-L-W.
Key events
- 26'Goal · Saúl Ñíguez
- 61'Goal · Jamie Vardy
Head-to-head
Team news
Leicester City line-up (4-4-1-1)
Kasper Schmeichel, Danny Simpson, Wes Morgan, Yohan Benalouane, Christian Fuchs, Riyad Mahrez, Wilfred Ndidi, Danny Drinkwater, Marc Albrighton, Shinji Okazaki, Jamie Vardy
Atlético de Madrid line-up (4-4-2)
Jan Oblak, Juanfran, Stefan Savić, Diego Godín, Filipe Luís, Saúl Ñíguez, Gabi, José María Giménez, Koke, Yannick Carrasco, Antoine Griezmann