Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare targets more Champions League upsets
Wednesday 15 March 2017 07:58, UK
Craig Shakespeare believes Leicester can spring further surprises after progressing to the Champions League quarter-finals.
Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Juventus and Borussia Dortmund are already in the last eight, while Manchester City could join the Foxes with victory at Monaco on Wednesday night.
"We might just be the surprise team," Shakespeare said. "We know there's going to be some terrific teams, as there were in the previous round.
"We have to be delighted with the performance and knocking Sevilla out. Their record in Europe is there for everyone to see. We're in there on merit. Make no mistake about that."
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It was Shakespeare's first game as a full-time boss after his appointment until the end of the season was confirmed on Sunday.
He became the third English manager to make the last eight of the Champions League after Harry Redknapp and Sir Bobby Robson.
Claudio Ranieri, who led the 5000/1 outsiders to the Premier League title last season, was sacked after the first-leg loss in Spain, but Shakespeare paid tribute to his predecessor.
"Claudio will always been fondly remembered by everyone at this football club for what he achieved and helped us achieve," he added.
"The performance in the first leg, when Claudio was in charge, that gave us the springboard for the result tonight."
Leicester have won all three of Shakespeare's matches in charge - the Sevilla win followed successes against Liverpool and Hull.
"It was very, very important to get on a winning streak," he added. "When you lose, players will lose confidence.
"We needed to get back to winning ways as soon as possible."
He added: It will be memorable for everyone at the football club.
"It has to stand up there with all the achievements, because of the quality of the opposition.
"It is only over two legs and when you win the league it's over a lot more games."
