Leicester City fell to a 2-1 defeat against Sevilla while Juventus clinched a 2-0 win over Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday evening.

The Spanish side got off to a good start and were awarded a penalty in the 25th minute when captain Wes Morgan brought down Angel Correa in the area. The striker stepped up to take the penalty but he was denied by Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.

However, Sevilla took the lead in the 25th minute when Pablo Sarabia put the ball into the back of the net with his powerful headed effort, to make it 1-0.

The Foxes struggled to carve out any clear-cut chances at goal as the match went into the half-time interval 1-0 in favour of Sevilla.

Sevilla came close to doubling their lead in the 50th minute when Vitolo saw his effort rattled the woodwork from a tight angle.

However, the home side doubled their lead in the 62nd minute when Correa grabbed his second of the match with a fine finish from close range to make it 2-0.

Claudio Ranieri’s side managed to pull a goal back in the 73rd minute when Jamie Vardy latched onto a low cross from Danny Drinkwater to get a crucial away goal.

Sevilla came close to restoring their two-goal advantage in the 87th minute but Adil Rami saw his headed effort rattled the woodwork as the match end 2-1 in the first leg at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan

Meanwhile, Juventus secured a 2-0 victory over Porto at Estadio Do Dragao through two second half goals by substitute Marko Pjaca and Dani Alves.

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