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Leicester fired up to beat the odds again and defeat Atletico Madrid to reach Champions League semi-finals

Not for the first time, Leicester City are tasked with confounding bookmakers as well as beating opponents.

Atletico Madrid are touted at 1-10 to progress to the Champions League semi-finals. Leicester? 5-1. A big price in a two-horse race.

The message is clear: Diego Simeone's team, twice finalists in the last three years, are too experienced to let a 1-0 lead go at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday night.

Leicester will have to defy the odds once more if they are to beat Atletico Madrid on Tuesday
Leicester will have to defy the odds once more if they are to beat Atletico Madrid on Tuesday
Diego Simeone's side trained at the King Power Stadium ahead of the Champions League clash
Diego Simeone's side trained at the King Power Stadium ahead of the Champions League clash

But Craig Shakespeare knows Leicester's capacity to defy expectations better than anyone.