'Our Football Was Very, Very Good' – Rodgers' Roma First-Leg Verdict
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Brendan Rodgers believes Leicester City's performance in Thursday's 1-1 draw with Roma on Filbert Way can give the Foxes confidence ahead of next week's second leg in Italy.
- Leicester City were held to a 1-1 draw by Roma in the first leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League Semi-Final tie on Thursday - Gianluca Mancini's own goal restored parity on the scoresheet after Lorenzo Pellegrini's opener - Manager Brendan Rodgers was proud of his players after a commanding performance on Filbert Way - The sides meet again, for a place in the final, at Stadio Olimpico next week
The semi-final tie in the UEFA Europa Conference League is finely poised at the halfway point after Ademola Lookman forced an own goal from Gianluca Mancini to cancel out Lorenzo Pellegrini's opener. City, though, were dominant throughout the tie in front of a raucous home crowd in Leicester.
