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 21:17 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

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[22 February 2017 21:19 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

76 mins: Leicester have been buoyed by that goal. Albrighton and Fuchs exchange passes down the left and look to release Vardy into possession, but he's muscled off it by Escudero. He spots Vitolo and tees the midfielder up, but Simpson halts his run with a crunching tackle! Superb.

Mahrez then gets on the ball and drives upfield, before being fouled by Escudero. A free-kick for Drinkwater just within the Sevilla half. 

[22 February 2017 21:20 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

77 mins: Wasted. Fuchs tries to spank one in from all of 35-yards and it's deflected out for a throw.

[22 February 2017 21:22 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

79 mins: Drinkwater in particular has come alive in these last few moments. He roulettes around his man and plays in Albrighton, but Rami is alert to the danger.

There are then half-hearted appeals for a penalty when Sevilla counter and Morgan tangles with Jovetic. But it's soft and the referee is unmoved. 

[22 February 2017 21:22 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

What a moment for Jamie Vardy...

[22 February 2017 21:24 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

81 mins: Leicester knocking it around very confidently in the middle of the park. Sevilla's confidence, evident for 75 minutes of this match, looks to have completely evaporated. 

In the crowd, loud chants of 'En-gur-land' are ringing out. 

[22 February 2017 21:25 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

83 mins: Sevilla spring back into life! The ball is chipped across the face of Leicester's goal and Vitolo is unmarked at the back stick where he tries to guide it back across Schmeichel. But the keeper stands tall, alert to the danger.

[22 February 2017 21:26 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

84 mins: Oh, Gray! The youngster bursts into Sevilla's half and has only Rami to beat with Vardy racing to assist him, but takes his man on when he really should have squared it. He gets his legs in a tangle and falls over. Sevilla clear. 

[22 February 2017 21:27 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

A look at Vardy's goal courtesy of BT Sport...