Sevilla vs Leicester - as it happened: Jamie Vardy's vital away goal hands the Foxes hope in Europe

Re-live all the updates from the first-leg last-16 Champions League tie at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan

Mariano and Marc Albrighton vie for possession (Getty)

Leicester City will look to inject some life back into a season which is threatening to unravel when they return to Champions League action against Sevilla on Wednesday night.

Claudio Ranieri's side may be dicing with relegation from the Premier League, but Europe has been a much happier hunting ground for them this season.

Their opponents from Andalucia are a formidable side, however, and are currently Real Madrid's nearest challengers for the La Liga title.

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It’s a big game for…

Claudio Ranieri. With Leicester’s domestic campaign crumbling before the Italian’s eyes, the Champions League offers the Foxes with some much-needed respite. Ranieri’s men head into Wednesday’s match without a league win in 2017 and just one point separating them from the relation zone. Leicester are running out of ideas but a defiant run in Europe could be what the Foxes need to kick-start their floundering league form and save their manager from the chop.

Best stat…

The Foxes have yet to score a league goal in 2017. Their 1-0 defeat by Millwall at the weekend was the seventh time in 10 competitive games that Leicester have failed to find the back of the net.

Is Ranieri running out of time at Leicester? (Getty)

Player to watch…

Steven N’Zonzi. Since joining Sevilla from Stoke, the Frenchman has enjoyed a startling revival in form. As a defensive midielder, N’Zonzi has established himself at the heart of Jorge Sampaoli’s team, halting opposition attacks, breaking up play and distributing the ball intelligently. Construction, not destruction, is the nature of his game. As a player dubbed the “octopus”, for his long, tentacle-like legs, N’Zonzi could be key to keeping Foxes' counter-attacking style at bay.

Form guide…

Sevilla: WWDLWW

Leicester: LLDLLD

Steven N'Zonzi has enjoyed a remarkable revival at Sevilla (Getty)

Predicted line-ups…

Sevilla: Rico; Mariano, Rami, Lenglet, Escudero; N'Zonzi, Iborra; Vitolo, Nasri, Jovetić; Ben Yedder.

Leicester: Schmeichel; Simpson, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs; Drinkwater, Mahrez, Ndidi, Gray; Okazaki, Vardy.

Key information…

Kick-off: Wednesday 22 February, 7.45pm, Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

TV: Coverage provided by BT Sport 2.

Odds…

Sevilla to win: 3/8

Leicester City to win: 8/1

Draw: 39/10

[22 February 2017 20:14 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

[22 February 2017 20:15 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

28 mins: Come on Leicester, get your heads together...

Sevilla almost make it two when Jovetic lets one fly from 25 yards. It cannons off Huth and nearly loops over the head of Schmeichel and into the net. Fortunately it goes narrowly over. All that was missing was the Benny Hill music on loop. 

[22 February 2017 20:16 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

30 mins: Nasri twists this way then that on the edge of the box. Plays it into Escudero who swings in another vicious cross, but Jovetic doesn't prove as deadly in the air as Sarabia. Morgan whacks clear. 

[22 February 2017 20:18 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

32 mins: Leicester are clinging on. Jovetic clips a cross in, Schmeichel parries it and Correa almost fires home the rebound. Fortunately it sails wide. 

On the touchline, Ranieri is wearing a huge frown on his face. He surely has to change things up sooner rather than later. N'didi and Drinkwater are being completely overrun in the middle of the park. 

[22 February 2017 20:18 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

Keep the faith, Foxes fans...

[22 February 2017 20:20 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

34 mins: Over half an hour gone and Leicester have enjoyed just 22% possession. 

Vitolo, the man pictured above competing with Mahrez for the ball, has been superb so far.

[22 February 2017 20:22 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

36 mins: Half-chance for Leicester when Musa hurls a long throw into the penalty area. But Sevilla clear. The Spaniards have just eased up a little in the last few minutes. Leicester will hope they can go into half-time with the score at just 1-0.

[22 February 2017 20:23 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

38 mins: Another chance for Sevilla! Vitolo lays off Correa who smacks a low shot on goal from 25 yards, which forces another fine save from Schmeichel. Drinkwater boots it out for a corner which Sevilla fail to capitalise on. 

[22 February 2017 20:26 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

40 mins: Schmeichel is really on the top of his game tonight. Nasri swings a cross into the box and Rami is bearing down on the keeper but he stands firm, beating the ball away from danger.

There's then a quite lengthy break in play with N'didi down injured. He clashes heads with Escudero.

[22 February 2017 20:26 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

41 mins: Fortunately, both N'Didi and Escudero look fine to continue.