Leicester vs Legia Warsaw 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
3 - 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 11': Goal! Leicester City 1, Legia Warsaw 0. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 21': Goal! Leicester City 2, Legia Warsaw 0. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
- 26': Penalty saved! Mahir Emreli (Legia Warsaw) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 26': Goal! Leicester City 2, Legia Warsaw 1. Filip Mladenovic (Legia Warsaw) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 33': Goal! Leicester City 3, Legia Warsaw 1. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Filip Mladenovic (Legia Warsaw) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 3, Legia Warsaw 1.
- 45': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Mateusz Holownia replaces Mattias Johansson.
- 48': Mateusz Wieteska (Legia Warsaw) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
- 63': Substitution, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez replaces James Maddison.
- 71': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Jurgen Celhaka replaces André Martins.
- 71': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Kacper Skibicki replaces Filip Mladenovic.
- 78': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Szymon Wlodarczyk replaces Mahir Emreli.
- 78': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Tomas Pekhart replaces Luquinhas.
- 84': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Ademola Lookman.
- 85': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Patson Daka.
- 87': Artur Jedrzejczyk (Legia Warsaw) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 30,658
Statistics
LEGI |
LEI![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 42 | Possession | 58 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 284 | Accurate Passes | 436 |
| 359 | Passes | 511 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 18 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 31 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 9 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 8 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 12 | Clearances | 16 |
Leicester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
| 18 | Daniel Amartey |
| 33 | Luke Thomas |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 42 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 29 | Patson Daka |
| 7 | Harvey Barnes |
| 37 | Ademola Lookman |
Legia Warsaw (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Cezary Miszta (GK) |
| 4 | Mateusz Wieteska |
| 55 | Artur Jedrzejczyk |
| 6 | Mattias Johansson |
| 99 | Bartosz Slisz |
| 8 | André Martins |
| 25 | Filip Mladenovic |
| 5 | Yuri Ribeiro |
| 11 | Mahir Emreli |
| 82 | Luquinhas |
| 20 | Ernest Muçi |
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