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Authentic Jae Crowder Womens Jersey and it was rare to see Diego Simeone’s players looking as hassled as they did once Jamie Vardy had changed the complexion of the night with a goal just after the hour. The problem for Leicester was that they needed three goals at that point because of the header from Saúl ?íguez that gave Atlético a first-half lead, 2-0 on aggregate and the considerable advantage of an away goal. Craig Shakespeare’s tactical changes at half-time, going for all-out attack with a three-man forward line, had a dramatic impact and what a grandstand finish it would have been if Vardy’s next chance, seven minutes after scoring, had not ricocheted off a defender’s legs. Leicester fought to the end and at the final whistle there was something symbolic about the way Simeone made it his business to approach every single player in blue and shake his hand. In the end, though, the joy of reaching the semi-finals belonged to the side going for their third final in the past four seasons. The only team to have got the
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