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 21:29 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

86 mins: A moment of panic in Leicester's defence when Fuchs botches a clearance on the edge of his box. The ball loops into the path of Iborra, who then foolishly uses his arm to bring it under control. The ref isn't having any of it and awards Leicester the free-kick.

Another sub for Leicester. Albrighton walks (very slowly) off the pitch. He's replaced by Daniel Amartey. 

[22 February 2017 21:31 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

88 mins: Sevilla hit the bar! Jovetic has a shot from 25 yards which is deflected wide of the post. Nasri swings in the set-piece and Rami gets up very well, heading the ball powerfully towards goal. It beats Schmeichel, clips the top of the crossbar, and goes out for a goal-kick.

Phew.

[22 February 2017 21:31 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

[22 February 2017 21:33 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

Claudio can't bear to watch...

There's going to be three minutes of injury-time.

[22 February 2017 21:33 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

91 mins: Mariano flings in yet another cross which Huth shanks wildly over his bar. Another corner to Sevilla, but this time Leicester head it clear. 120 seconds...

[22 February 2017 21:35 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

92 mins: Mahrez wins a free-kick in the last minute and so nearly proves the hero! Fuchs belts it long and the Algerian gets onto the ball on the edge of Sevilla's penalty box. He neatly shuffles around two defenders but, just as he's about to pull the trigger, Rami sticks a leg out and wins the ball. 

[22 February 2017 21:36 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

FULL-TIME: Sevilla 2-1 Leicester City

Wow. A defeat for Leicester City, but it feels anything but. Sevilla's players trudge off the pitch and Leicester's exchange hearty slaps on the back.

They looked like they were down and out at half-time, but scored a priceless away goal through Jamie Vardy, which means that it's all to play for at the King Power Stadium when the two sides contest the second-leg.

[22 February 2017 21:36 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

[22 February 2017 21:39 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

Juventus are all but through to the Round of 16. They've won away in Portugal, beating 10-man Porto 2-0. Substitutes Marko Pjaca and Daniel Alves scored goals within two minutes of one another.

[22 February 2017 21:40 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

Miguel's match report is in: