Bayern captain Philipp Lahm, who is retiring in the summer, made the last Champions League appearance of an illustrious career and praised the effort of his team-mates. The first big call revolves around the manager and whether Shakespeare, who has won six of his 10 games in charge, should be given the job beyond the end of the season.
Jamie Vardy said he and his Leicester team-mates gave everything in their unsuccessful bid to prolong the club's Champions League campaign last night.
Conversations about the playing squad will be more complicated and Leicester know that they can not afford to repeat the mistakes they made last summer, when their recruitment was desperately poor. Monaco began their way this season in the third qualifying round, which means they've been playing Champions League football since late July. The contract says until the end of the season. "I've enjoyed it and I've enjoyed the Champions League and pitting my wits against one of the best managers and sides in the world".
Leicester threw men forward and looked to attack at every opportunity but in the end they simply could not break down an Atletico Madrid defense that every team in the world has trouble against.
Jamie Vardy's 61st-minute goal cancelled out Niguez's 26th-minute strike in the second leg of the quarter-final on Tuesday night but Atletico's 1-0 win plus an away goal here gave them a comfortable 2-1 win.
Atletico then faced a bombardment which would have seen lesser sides concede again and crumble, with only the European know-how which comes with experience seeing Diego Simeone's side survive.
"I'm full of emotions, full of pride for the performance of my team. They never let their heads drop", he said.
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However, a freakish own goal from Real captain Sergio Ramos levelled things up at 3-3 overall before Bayern saw midfielder Arturo Vidal sent off late on and they went into extra time with 10 men.
"It was nearly a pleasure to compete against them", Simeone said through a translator. "They pushed us all the way". He had scored twice in the first leg against Bayern in Munich. But from a purely footballing point of view, we can compete.
The Brazil full-back put in a sterling performance on his 400th appearance for Madrid as the LaLiga leaders ran out 4-2 winners after extra time at the Bernabeu for a 6-3 aggregate victory.
"That's what makes me proud, we always come up with a solution".
Asked what it will take for Atletico to finally win the tournament, Simeone replied: "We're just going to keep trying and trying and trying and trying".
"The first day I got here, my only goal was to turn Atletico into a competitive team that could contend in all competitions that it played". While central defence is seen as a priority - Middlesbrough's Ben Gibson is among those under consideration - Leicester's transfer business will also be dependent on outgoings and their ability to retain their most influential players.
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