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 City F.C. in European football with Riyad Mahrez adding 2 more for the 3–0 victory away to Belgian champions Club Brugge. In their first home game at the European Cup, on 27 September 2016, Leicester beat Porto 1–0 with Islam Slimani scoring the only goal with a header. That win saw City becoming the first English team to win their two opening matches in the European Cup. On 18 October 2016, the Foxes made it three out of three with a 1–0 win at home against the Danish champions Copenhagen. The goal was scored in the first half by Riyad Mahrez. The reverse fixture against