Saul Niguez gave Atletico the lead on the night - expanding their 1-0 edge from the initial leg - but Jamie Vardy scored to level the match and ignite extreme pressure on the LaLiga giants, but the visitors lived to progress to the semifinals for the 3rd time in four years.
Following last season's incredible Premier League success Leicester have proved that anything is possible and Drinkwater revealed the squad believed they were capable of repeating the feat in the Champions League despite their lack of European experience.
Leicester City have gained huge credit and credibility in making their way to the last eight of the Champions League as England's last surviving representatives.
We had them rattled with the effort and commitment we showed.
Atletico coach Diego Simeone made a point of saluting each of Leicester's players at the final whistle, while the most commonly used adjective on Wednesday's British sports pages was "brave".
But after the club's heroic fairytale Premier League title triumph last season nothing can be ruled out. "It's in the club's hands", he said.
"I believe they've been unlucky in the previous couple of years and we are able to begin to see the quality they've in both games". 'We battled and I've not known a team like Leicester before, we are something special.
Meanwhile, Monaco have shook the continent with their blistering performances in the Champions League this season, and will be confident of upsetting the odds having already overcome Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City.
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"I've enjoyed it, pitting your wits against one of the best managers in the world, one of the best sides in the world".
Simeone said: "I'm full of emotions, full of pride for the performance of my team".
But Leicester roared back in the second half, equalizing through Jamie Vardy and outshooting Atletico 17-2 in those 45 minutes.
The majority of the Foxes were appearing in the Champions League for the first time this season and Shakespeare hopes reaching the quarter-finals will serve as an inspiration for them.
Atletico looked like they could pick Leicester off at will as they kept the ball and nearly killed the tie with Griezmann's exceptional work rate underpinning their performance.
"Before you try to make headlines, we're not one of the greats only in that sense". It was the night of pure football we had envisaged, with a marvellous atmosphere against a team that fought until the end.
Far more so in the second half after a tactical switch from 4-4-2 to 3-5-2 by Shakespeare, who has spent two months as the temporary replacement for Claudio Ranieri, the architect of last year's Premier League title triumph who was sacked in February. I told my team-mates in the dressing-room that they should value this.
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