Britain Football Soccer - Leicester City v Atletico Madrid - UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Second Leg - King Power Stadium, Leicester, England - 18/4/17 Leicester City's Jamie Vardy with Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone at the end of the match Action Images via Reuters / Carl Recine Livepic
(Reuters) - Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone paid tribute to Leicester City's dogged persistence as the Spaniards saw off the English champions 2-1 on aggregate to reach the Champions League semi-finals for a third time in four seasons.
Last season's runners-up looked set for a calm night when Saul Niguez's pin-point header put them two goals ahead on aggregate before halftime to cool the atmosphere in the King Power Stadium.
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