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Victor Osimhen missed many chances in the first period before scoring two goals shortly after the break
Brendan Rodgers stated that his "young team" will learn from their defeat to Napoli by giving away a two goal lead in their Europa League opener at King Power Stadium.
After Harvey Barnes and Ayoze Perez had given Leicester a lead of 2-0, Victor Osimhen from Napoli scored twice in the second period.
Osimhen's brilliant touch past Kasper Schmeichel made the deficit smaller, before he scored a header in the final minute.
"The crime is not giving away the goals; the crime is if it doesn't teach you from it." Rodgers said, "I'm certain that this young team will do that."
Perez opened the scoring by scoring from Barnes' cross, before Perez scored Leicester's second goal shortly after Patson Daka's goal was ruled out as offside.
Osimhen was set to win Group C's pole position, but Osimhen struck a late blow and Leicester's Wilfred Nididi was sent away for a second booking.
The group is left open, with Leicester still traveling to Italy and Legia Warsaw facing Spartak Moscow.
Rodgers said that although he was disappointed by the final result, there were many exciting and positive moments. "The goals were outstanding, and the one that was not allowed was close.
"Maybe we were tired. We can improve our ball control, which will allow us to keep the ball in play for longer periods of time. We wouldn't tire as quickly if we did this.
"The effort was great and the mentality was excellent. It's a shame that we couldn’t close it.
In an enthralling fight, Leicester fought back
Brendan Rodgers made five changes to Leicester's starting line-up, including Ayoze Perez
The King Power was abuzz with excitement to welcome European football back in Leicester. The match, widely predicted to be a clash between two of the favourites to win it, did not disappoint.
After only three minutes, Napoli had their first shot on target. Leicester followed suit when Barnes was denied at close range. Perez then set up Perez's goal with a perfectly-weighted cross.
Timothy Castagne and Kasper Schmeichel, goalkeeper, managed to keep Napoli's Piotr Zweckinski out, although Lorenzo Insigne, Hirving Lozano were close.
It had been a wasteful effort by the Italians, and when Barnes coolly beat in Leicester's second, it looked like they were on their way to winning.
Osimhen was able to make a stunning one-touch pass and dance into the box, before flicking the ball over Schmeichel and past Jannik Vestergaard.
The forward Napoli hung in the air and nodded in a second.
Tensions flared at the end of the last whistle, when police and stewards intervened to stop missiles being thrown by both supporters.
Osimhen Victor Osimhen was the player of the match with an average 7.24 Leicester Leicester City Leicester City Leicester City
Napoli Napoli Napoli Leicester City Avg Squad number 7 Player name Barnes Average rating 7.10 Squad number 1 Player name Schmeichel Average rating 6.66 Squad number 14 Player name Iheanacho Average rating 6.58 Squad number 6 Player name Evans Average rating 6.55 Squad number 17 Player name Ayoze Prez Average rating 6.51 Squad number 29 Player name Daka Average rating 6.49 Squad number 42 Player name Soumar Average rating 6.43 Squad number 27 Player name Castagne Average rating 6.40 Squad number 25 Player name Ndidi Average rating 6.15 Squad number 23 Player name Vestergaard Average rating 6.04 Squad number 5 Player name Bertrand Average rating 5.92 Squad number 4 Player name Sync Average rating 5.90 Squad number 37 Player name Lookman Average rating 5.47 Squad number 8 Player name Tielemans Average rating 5.34 Squad number 9 Player name Vardy Average rating 5.05 Squad number 10 Player name Maddison Average rating 4.51 Napoli Avg Squad number 9 Player name Osimhen Average rating 7.24 Squad number 33 Player name Ounas Average rating 6.77 Squad number 5 Player name Juan Jesus Average rating 6.36 Squad number 37 Player name Petagna Average rating 6.15 Squad number 24 Player name Insigne Average rating 6.00 Squad number 11 Player name Lozano Average rating 5.82 Squad number 21 Player name Politano Average rating 5.81 Squad number 20 Player name Zielinski Average rating 5.71 Squad number 26 Player name Koulibaly Average rating 5.66 Squad number 7 Player name Elmas Average rating 5.63 Squad number 99 Player name Zambo Anguissa Average rating 5.59 Squad number 13 Player name Rrahmani Average rating 5.41 Squad number 8 Player name Ruiz Average rating 5.36 Squad number 2 Player name Malcuit Average rating 5.34 Squad number 22 Player name Di Lorenzo Average rating 5.28 Squad number 25 Player name Ospina Average rating 5.01
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Live Text Line-ups Leicester Formation 4-3-3 1 Schmeichel 27 Castagne 6 Evans 23 Vestergaard 5 Bertrand 17 Prez 25 Ndidi 42 Soumar 29 Daka 14 Iheanacho 7 Barnes 1 Schmeichel
27 Castagne
6 Evans substituted for Sync at 45' mins Booked at 75mins
23 Vestergaard Booked at 53mins
5 Bertrand
17 Prez Substituted at Tielemans at 45' Minutes
Booked by 25 Ndidi at 90mins
42 Soumars Booked at 32mins Maddison Substituted at 78' Minutes
29 Daka substituted for Lookman at the 71' minute
Vardy substituted by 14 Iheanacho at 88' minutes
7 Barnes Substitutes 4 Sync
8 Tielemans
9 Vardy
10 Maddison
Albrighton
12 Ward
18 Amartey
20 Choudhury
21 Ricardo Pereira
22 Dewsbury Hall
33 Thomas
37 Lookman Napoli Formation 4-3-3 25 Ospina 2 Malcuit 13 Rrahmani 26 Koulibaly 22 Di Lorenzo 99 Zambo Anguissa 8 Ruiz 20 Zielinski 11 Lozano 9 Osimhen 24 Insigne 25 Ospina
2 Malcuit substituted for Nunes Jesus at the 84' minute
Booked 13 Rrahmani at 90mins
26 Koulibaly
22 Di Lorenzo Booked at 33mins
99 Zambo Anguissa substituted for Petagna at the 84' minute
8 Ruiz
20 Zielinski Substituted at Elmas at 64' Minutes
11 Lozano Substituted to Politano at the 63' minute
9 Osimhen
24 Insigne Substituted For Ounas at 7:44PM Substitutes 5 Nunes Jesus
7 Elmas
16 Idasiak
21 Politano
33 Ounas
37 Petagna
44 Manolas
59 Zanoli
72 Boffelli Referee Tiago Martins. Match Stats Live text Post update. Match ends, Leicester City 2, Napoli. Half Time, Leicester City 2, Napoli. Booking Amir Rrahmani, Napoli is given the yellow card for a foul. Post update Foul by Amir Rrahmani, Napoli Post update James Maddison, Leicester City, wins a free kick during the attacking half. Post update Foul by Juan Jesus, Napoli Post update Ademola Lookingman (Leicester City), wins a free kick during the defensive half. Dismissal Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City), is given a second yellow card for a foul. Post update Adam Ounas, Napoli, wins a free kick during the attacking half. Post update Foul by Wilfred Nididi (Leicester City). Post update Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli), header from the middle of the box is too high. Matteo Politano assisted with a cross after a set-piece situation. Post update Adam Ounas, Napoli, wins a free kick during the attacking half. Foul by Youri Tilmans (Leicester City) Post update Substitution Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Kelechi Iheanacho. goal Goal! Goal! Goal! Victor Osimhen (Napoli), header from the middle of the box to top left corner. Matteo Politano assisted with a cross. Post update David Ospina, Napoli, wins a free kick at the defensive half. Foul by Ademola Seeman (Leicester City) Post update Post update Corner, Leicester City. Conceded By Amir Rrahmani. Substitution Substitution, Napoli. Juan Jesus replaces Kevin Malcuit. Substitution Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Andr-Frank Zambo Anguissa. Page 1 of 6 Rewind Previous Navigate to Next Navigate To The Last Page Forward
