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PSV 1 Leicester 2: Last-gasp Pereira strike completes famous comeback as brave Foxes reach Conference League semi-finals
LEICESTER’S hopes of playing European football next season are STILL alive after they staged a late comeback against PSV.
The Foxes have endured a tough domestic campaign.
Maddison grabbed the equaliser for the FoxesGETTY
They’re far off the European places and winning the Conference League is their best bet of securing European football next term.
Leicester went into the game level after a 1-1 draw at the King Power Stadium.
But it didn’t take long for Brendan Rodger’s men to fall behind.
PSV No7 Eran Zahavi opened the scoring, squeezing the ball into the back of the net from a tight angle.
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The Foxes had their chances to draw themselves level.
And they eventually got their reward when James Maddison struck 13 minutes from time to draw Leicester level.
The Englishman took his goals tally to 14 for the season across all competitions.
He also has nine assists to go alongside his goal scoring exploits.
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And right-back Ricardo Pereira sealed the comeback, tapping home at the far post – booking Leicester’s place in the semis.
