The 1-1 draw left Leicester exiting the Champions League with a 2-1 aggregate loss to a team that has contested two of the last three finals.
In reaching the last eight in their maiden Champions League campaign, Leicester bettered the competition debuts of Manchester United, Arsenal and Manchester City (since the tournament's 1992 rebrand).
What's at stake: A spot in the Champions League quarterfinals. "They are very disappointed but can be proud of what they've achieved", he said. The Premiership team are no strangers to Spanish opponents, Leicester have defeated Sevilla in the last round, so, they know all about teams from La Liga. In Spain, it will be streamed on beIN Sports Connect España, and in England, it will be on BT Sport Live Streaming.
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone paid tribute to Leicester City's dogged persistence as the Spaniards saw off the English champions 2-1 on aggregate to reach the Champions League semi-finals for a third time in four seasons.
Captain Wes Morgan could return after missing the last six games with a back injury, including last Tuesday's first leg when Antoine Griezmann's penalty gave Atletico the advantage.
"As for the second leg, we anticipate a fantastic English atmosphere".
They faced the daunting task of facing seasoned UCL stalwarts Atleti with a 0-1 deficit from the first leg, but Leicester have grown accustomed to upsetting the odds and the faithful Foxes were in high spirits.
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Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare and defender Christian Fuchs during yesterday's press conference.
"We've got to get a goal back".
"But there will be no complaints from the players or anyone if he does get the job".
Unfortunately for Leicester, playing away from home does not appear to have made Simeone's men any less resilient.
Atletico average 0.76 goals conceded per game in the last four knockout stages, while Real Madrid average 0.70 goals conceded per game - although Atletico's figure includes the three extra-time goals Real put on their rivals in the 2014 final.
"I've said before I'm not looking that far ahead, be careful not to get carried away, we have to concentrate on points in the Premier League and climbing up the league". "It's in the club's hands, I've said we'd sit down at the end of the season, I'm more than happy to do that before if it arises but the contract says until the end of the season", he said.
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