Leicester’s Europa League hopes suffered another blow after a disappointing defeat at Legia Warsaw. Mahir Emreli’s 10th goal of the season gave the Polish champions a 1-0 victory on Thursday.
Jannik Vestergaard missed the Foxes’ great chance and they’re left facing an uphill battle in Group C.
Only the group winners undergo automatically this season and the Foxes – who journey to Spartak Moscow in October – have one point from their beginning games, 5 points behind leaders Legia.
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Patson Daka – beginning after Kelechi Iheanacho was barred from entering Poland on Wednesday because of a problem with his journey documents – struggled to make an effect as the Foxes’ gradual build-eup hampered their efforts.
The Foxes persisted to battle with out injured first-preference centre-backs Jonny Evans and Wesley Fofana and it turned into some other terrible protecting displaying which allowed Legia to score.
Amartey turned into bullied off the ball too without difficulty through Emreli and the striker drilled a low 16-backyard attempt via Vestergaard’s legs and in off the post.
Leicester, who misplaced a 2-zero lead towards Napoli to attract their opener 2-2 in advance this month, had to up their pace and that they ought to have levelled 10 mins later.
Youri Tielemans seized on a unfastened ball to locate Daka and the striker’s contact inadvertently teed up Perez however, with simply the goalkeeper to beat, he dragged a terrible shot wide.
Knowing that they’d struggled, the Foxes commenced the second one 1/2 of nicely and Perez had a intention disallowed after Amartey’s foul 3 mins in.
Kasper Schmeichel claimed Emreli’s vulnerable angled attempt however the Foxes persisted to invite questions and Vestergaard ought to have levelled with 24 mins left.
The defender met Dewsbury-Hall’s nook and his miscued header bounced off his shoulder, despite the fact that Miszta nonetheless had to make a clever save.
Boss Rodgers turned into pressured to name for reinforcements with Harvey Barnes and James Maddison changing Dewsbury-Hall and Perez.
Maddison speedy picked out Daka however the striker did not get a easy connection and his shot dribbled wide, even though it hinted at a overdue Leicester fightback.
It by no means got here aleven though and, after Maddison noticed a shot cleared, Schmeichel stopped Lirim Kastrati from placing overdue while the winger reduce inside, simplest for the goalkeeper to show his shot onto the post.
Tomas Pekhart additionally ought to have completed the Foxes off while he blazed over after being observed through Kastrati at the break.