Atletico Madrid advance to semi-finals of Champions League

The home side were given a glimmer of hope when Vardy sidefooted in from six yards after Chilwell's shot had been obstructed in the 61st minute. Full of hope and excitement as we progress. "We brought Leo (Leonardo Ulloa at halftime) on to cause an aerial threat and it started paying dividends for us". Atletico suffered, but it was unthinkable that they would not, at some point, in a Champions League quarterfinal.

"It was nearly a pleasure to compete against them", Simeone said through a translator. After the fairytale that was last season, no one expected them to go this far in the Champions League, especially seeing that they had a really tough time in the Premier League.

The Foxes ended as Champions League losers - but they can leave Europe's top table with reputation enhanced and heads held high. It was the night of pure football we had envisaged, with a marvellous atmosphere against a team that fought until the end.

Vardy, whose goals propelled Leicester to the most unlikely of Premier League titles last season - a year after the club narrowly avoided relegation - has rediscovered his fire after a post-title funk that cost manager Claudio Ranieri his job. Atletico will focus on trying to land the prize the keeps eluding Simeone.

Talking to the Leicester website, Shakespeare said, "I'm disappointed to go out but immensely proud of our performance tonight". "It's satisfying now to say we are a competitive outfit".

Real could thwart Simeone's ambitions again.

Leicester's European adventure came to an end at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday night, with the Foxes' valiant display agaist Atletico Madrid on the night not enough to see them through to the semi-finals.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick to help Real Madrid beat 10-man Bayern Munich 4-2 after extra time on Tuesday and send the defending champions through to the semifinals of the Champions League.

The other semifinalist will be either Monaco or Borussia Dortmund, which will play in France on Wednesday.

Leicester spent everything on and off the pitch to write one more chapter in the remarkable story of their past 12 months - but the dream died at the hands of a mix of excellence and experience that is La Liga powerhouse Atletico.

Leicester, though, was blown away from kickoff by the sharper, vastly more experienced visitors, featuring nine starters from last year's final loss.

Led the Leicester attack well and did as much as anyone to try and get the Foxes back into the tie.

Strikers Yannick Carrasco and Antoine Griezmann showed flashes of a partnership but it was the hosts who created the first chance when Shinji Okazaki prodded Vardy's cross high and wide after 20 minutes.

It lifted the subdued atmosphere, belief returned to the stadium that was scene of such unexpected euphoria. Chilwell's shot at the goal was blocked by a flying Stefan Savic, but deflected right towards Vardy, who rifled it home from close range.