Watch: Schmeichel thwarts late Sevilla penalty, sends Leicester through
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Leicester, improbably, is off to the quarter-final of the Champions League, and talismanic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel is largely to thank.
One of the club's leaders, Schmeichel maintained the Foxes' 2-0 lead over Sevilla in Tuesday's Round of 16 second-leg match at the King Power Stadium by turning aside an 80th-minute penalty from Steven N'Zonzi.
A goal from the Spanish side would have sent the contest to extra time.
Leicester instead held on to its 2-0 advantage, reaching the quarter-final of the competition for the first time in club history by virtue of a 3-2 aggregate win.
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