Monday 10 April 2017 12:23, UK
Leicester City defender Ben Chilwell insists his side will travel to Atletico Madrid in confident mood despite their winning run ending at Everton.
The Foxes, who meet Diego Simeone's side on Wednesday in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, lost 4-2 to the Toffees on Sunday having won six games in a row since sacking Claudio Ranieri in February.
Manager Craig Shakespeare was chasing another victory that would have equalled a Premier League record for new coaches but made five changes to his team in the defeat at Goodison Park.
But Chilwell has stressed it has not dented their belief ahead of a trip to the Vicente Calderon to face last season's Champions League runners-up.
"Obviously everyone's confident going into it, even though it was a bad day at the office," he told LCFC TV.
"Everyone's still confident and we'll go into it with the same form that we've had previous to this game.
"It was six wins before this and it was a great run. It would have been nice to carry it on but Shakey's rotated the squad and given a few more players a chance with the Champions League game on Wednesday and resting a few of the players.
"Hopefully on Wednesday everyone will be back fit and fresh, everyone will be ready and we'll hopefully get the win."
Foxes captain Wes Morgan is still not ready to return for the Atletico tie following a back injury but Danny Simpson, Christian Fuchs, Wilfred Ndidi, Riyad Mahrez and Shinji Okazaki are expected to return to the line-up.
The reigning Premier League champions played a day after Atletico drew 1-1 with Real Madrid in La Liga.
Shakespeare was unable to watch the Madrid derby as his team were travelling to Merseyside and believes the extra 24 hours of rest may boost Simeone's team.
"It would have been helpful (to play on Saturday) but we know the situation and we have to get on with it," he said.
"We didn't dwell on the wins, we move on to the next game. The players won't dwell on this, we can't do.
"We have to move on quickly. The players will brush themselves down and we will be ready for Wednesday."
