Brendan Rodgers explains why Ricardo Pereira was marking Tammy Abraham for Roma corners
Ricardo Pereira had to mark Tammy Abraham at Roma corners because Leicester City had run out of tall players, manager Brendan Rodgers explained.
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Leicester City Euro exit sparks fury as defender drops big contract hint
Leicester City's hopes of European glory are over after Jose Mourinho's Roma secured a 1-0 win at the Stadium Olimpico.
Rodgers rues lack of physicality as lightweight Leicester undone at a corner
Leicester City's inability to defend corners proved costly on Thursday as they were eliminated from the Europa Conference League semi-finals by AS Roma and manager Brendan Rodgers conceded his side were not physical enough.
Tammy Abraham fires AS Roma past Leicester City into Conference League final
Tammy Abraham fired Roma into the inaugural final of the Europa Conference League on Thursday with the only goal in a 1-0 win over Leicester City that put the Italian side through 2-1 on aggregate. Abraham smashed home a powerful header in the 11th minute at a bouncing Stadio Olimpico in Rome to put Jose Mourinho's team into their first European final in more than three decades. They await Feyenoord in Albanian capital Tirana on May 25 after the Dutch side prevailed 3-2 in the other semi-final, and they will be backed by an army of supporters who got behind their team in stirring fashion.
Mourinho lets the tears flow as Roma reach Europa Conference League final
AS Roma manager Jose Mourinho was left in tears after guiding his side to the Europa Conference League final on Thursday and said Europe's third-tier competition was like their Champions League.
Frankfurt sets up Europa League final against Rangers
LONDON: Eintracht Frankfurt reached their first European final in 42 years by knocking West Ham out of the Europa League on Thursday, setting up a title game against Scottish club Rangers.
Mourinho cries after guiding Roma to first European Final for 31 years
Jose Mourinho shed a tear at full-time after leading Roma to their first European Final for 31 years.
Rodgers rues Leicester set-piece woes as Achilles’ heel leads to Conference League exit to Roma
Brendan Rodgers says set-pieces have been Leicester’s “problem all season” after Tammy Abraham’s goal from a corner dumped the Foxes out of the Europa Conference League.