Leicester City F.C. in European football and Marc Albrighton. Kasper Schmeichel saved a penalty from Steven Nzonzi with ten minutes to go, sealing the win. This meant Leicester advanced to the Quarter-finals. The draw for the Champions League quarter-finals was held on 17 March 2017, and Leicester were drawn against the last season's runners-up – Atlético Madrid. The first leg was played on 12 April and City lost 0–1, following a controversial penalty, scored by Antoine Griezmann. The second leg, played on 18 April, finished 1–1. Saúl Ñíguez opened the scoring, but his goal was cancelled out by Jamie Vardy. This result subsequently saw Leicester exit
Leicester Tigers the Ricoh Arena, losing 21-20. Leicester hold the record for most Premiership titles (10), the most consecutive Premiership Final appearances (9) and the most Play off appearances (12). They were the first team to achieve an away semi-final victory in the Premiership play-offs (against Gloucester at Kingsholm on 18 May 2008). 1st XV Leicester A The club's formal name is Leicester Football Club but is widely known by the nickname "Tigers". The first known use of the name was after a game against Bedford School in February 1885, the "Leicester Daily Post" reporting that "the Tiger stripes were keeping well