UECL: Leicester progress against Randers

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Randers FC 1 - 3 Leicester City (2-7 on aggregate)

James Maddison scored two beauties as Leicester made light work of Danish side Randers with a 7-2 rout on aggregate to reach the last 16 of the Europa Conference League.

Brendan Rodgers' men came into this knockout stage play-off round after finishing third in their Europa League group, but navigated the tie with few issues.

Holding a 4-1 lead from the first leg, it took Leicester just 100 seconds to extend their advantage as Harvey Barnes broke clear and curled a delightful finish into the far corner.

The England international could have added another in the second half but fired wide from an acute angle.

Compatriot Maddison then netted twice in the space of four minutes with a free-kick into the top corner and a sumptuous curling strike from 25 yards.

Randers did pull a goal back late on when Kasper Schmeichel's heavy touch on the ball allowed Stephen Odey to nip in and convert a gift from close range.

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You can watch the highlights of the match in the video below. Footage courtesy of Leicester City's YouTube channel.

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The Foxes will face Rennes in the next round of the competition. A good run in this competition would be the highlight of an otherwise disappointing season. This is what Brendan Rodgers told BT Sport after the Randers tie.

"In European football or the Premier League, there are moments in the game when you have to defend. We got exactly the start we wanted, Harvey Barnes scored a great goal and that gave us confidence in the game. Our ball possession was not so good in the first half, the pitch was not so good and they dealt with it better in the second half."

This is what Harvey Barnes had to say after his side's performance.

European Super Football (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com) 

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