Braga 3-3 Leicester Metropolis: Jamie Vardy sends Foxes into Europa League final 32

Jamie Vardy scored a dramatic injury-time objective to ship Leicester into the knockout stage of the Europa League with a draw towards Braga.

Al Musrati blasted Braga forward and Harvey Barnes equalised earlier than Paulinho netted for the hosts.

Luke Thomas obtained the Foxes stage and Fransergio regarded set to win it for Braga earlier than Vardy’s late objective.

Zorya Luhansk’s 3-0 win at AEK Athens within the group’s different sport meant a draw was sufficient for Brendan Rodgers’ aspect.

The Foxes have been indebted to goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel for maintaining them within the sport at levels, earlier than the guests’ substitutes turned the sport spherical.

Leicester’s subs make the distinction

Leicester – maybe buoyed from a cushty 4-0 win of their earlier assembly with Braga – stored lots of their stars on the bench in case of emergency.

In the long run they wanted them.

Braga totally deserved their 2-1 half-time lead as Al Musrati drilled residence and Ricardo Horta rounded Schmeichel earlier than discovering Paulinho. In between these objectives, Barnes smashed residence from a good angle.

Schmeichel denied Paulinho on three events and Horta on one other.

The turning level was the half-time introductions of Wesley Fofana and Youri Tielemans, and the 62nd-minute introduction of Vardy and James Maddison.

Vardy had a objective dominated out for offside moments after approaching and Fofana began a transfer and Maddison crossed for teenager Thomas to attain his first objective in skilled soccer and develop into Leicester’s youngest European goalscorer.

Leicester’s resolution to search for a winner appeared to have backfired when goalkeeper Matheus caught a cross and began a fast counter which led to Wenderson Galeno discovering substitute Fransergio to place Braga 3-2 up within the ninetieth minute.

However Vardy began a transfer which he then completed when he stabbed residence Albrighton’s cross on the again submit.

Another win will clinch the group for Leicester however Rodgers has the luxurious of fielding a weak workforce within the last two video games if that isn’t a serious precedence.

• Watch 13 FA Cup second-round video games on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport web site and app this weekend. Discover out extra right here.