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Vardy fires Leicester into Europa League last-32

Nov 27, 2020

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Leicester City are through to the knockout stage of the Europa League after a dramatic 3-3 draw with Sporting Braga this morning.

The Foxes were headed for defeat before Jamie Vardy netted the equalizer deep into injury time.

In other results, Arsenal booked their place in the last-32 with a comfortable 3-0 win over Molde.

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The result also means the Gunners have now won all four of their group matches.

Meanwhile, Tottenham thrashed Ludogorets 4-0, to move a step closer to qualifying for the knockout round.

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Tributes for Maradona

Its now almost certain that Napoli will rename its stadium after the late Diego Maradona, after the Serie A club’s president said he fully supports the proposal.

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Maradona is revered at Napoli after guiding them to two Italian league titles and a UEFA Cup in the late 80’s.

Meanwhile, the Premier League has asked all clubs to wear black armbands to honour the Argentine at each of this weekend’s fixtures.

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All games will also begin with a minutes’ silence, featuring Maradona’s picture on the big-screen before kickoff.

This, as Maradona’s body was laid to rest next to his parents at a cemetery in Buenos Aires after a private ceremony this morning.

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Tens of thousands of people had lined the streets for the funeral procession to say their final farewell to the football legend.