Soccer-Back to earth with a bump, Leicester's Rodgers still hopeful of top four


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 19 May 2021

Soccer Football - Premier League - Chelsea v Leicester City - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - May 18, 2021 Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers shakes hands with Chelsea's Reece James after the match Pool via REUTERS/Glyn Kirk

LONDON (Reuters) - Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers came back to earth with a bump as a 2-1 defeat by Chelsea on Tuesday left his side's Premier League top-four hopes hanging by a thread.

Trailing to a goal by Antonio Rudiger and a Jorginho penalty, Leicester battled until the end with Kelechi Iheanacho pulling a goal back to set up a nervy climax.

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