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Leicester 2-2 Napoli


Leicester 2-2 Napoli

Leicester City were denied one of the club’s most famous European wins as Victor Osimhen’s brilliant brace earned Napoli a 2-2 draw at a pulsating King Power Stadium on Thursday (Sep 16) evening.

Leicester City surrendered a two-goal lead in the final 20 minutes as Victor Osimhen's double earned Napoli a 2-2 draw in their thrilling Europa League opener.

The Foxes got off to the perfect start at the King Power Stadium when Ayoze Perez ended a 15-game goal drought inside nine minutes with an emphatic volley into the Napoli – his first-ever European goal.

Summer signing Patson Daka looked to have doubled Leicester's lead on the hour, only for his strike to be ruled out for offside, but, five minutes later, Harvey Barnes found the net at the end of a flowing counter to leave the Foxes on course to victory.

Napoli spurned a host of chances throughout the game but managed to reduce the arrears within five minutes as Osimhen lofted his first over Kasper Schmeichel. And, with three minutes remaining, he rescued a point with a superb towering header.

Leicester's collapse was compounded by the stoppage-time dismissal of Wilfred Ndidi – who misses the next game against Legia Warsaw – for a second bookable offence, adding insult to injury on a night victory slipped away from Brendan Rodgers's side.

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