Leicester City are not doing that well this season in the Premier League, and it did not end well in the Europa League either. They had Napoli, Spartak Moscow and the Polish side Legia in their group and the Foxes ended third, so they had to downgrade to the new continental competition – UEFA Conference League.Reluctantly, Leicester must play in this competition. Manager Brendan Rodgers said a few months ago that he does not know what the Conference League is, but he will find out tonight (23.00) when the Danish side Randers arrive at King Power Stadium. A mixed lineup of the former English champion is expected.Rodgers didn’t even know what the UEFA ECL was, now he wants to win itLeicester are left without James Justin, who will be absent for several weeks due to a muscle injury he suffered in the match against West Ham five days ago. Defender Ricardo Pereira will also be out of action, and Jamie Vardy, Wesley Fofana, Johnny Evans, Timothy Chestnut and Ryan Bertrand have been injured for a while now.Patson Daka, the talented Zambian, should be the main point of attack for the home team.The Foxes are on a negative roll with five games without a win, with only two points in the previous four rounds of the Premier League, so playing in Europe next season is a difficult goal to achieve. Randers have not played an official match for more than two months, as the Danish championship has not yet resumed.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Elsewhere, Celtic have a massive opportunity to win a place in the eighth-finals of the Conference League – their opponents, Norwegian champion Bode/Glimt have been without a competitive match for more than two months (same as above-mentioned Randers) and the form of the team is certainly not at an enviable level.The giant from Glasgow are again the leader of the Scottish championship and by the end of the season, they will lead a tough fight for the crown against their arch-rival Rangers. Celtic are in fantastic form, have nine wins in a row, and the team of Australian expert Ange Postecoglou has scored 11 goals in the previous three games.The problem for the green and whites is the injuries of the Japanese Kyogo Furuhashi, while his compatriot Yosuke Ideguchi is not even registered for this competition. Winger Mike Johnston is not playing due to an ankle injury.Guests from the north of Europe have beaten Jose Mourinho’s Roma 6-1 at home this season. Celtic expect icy ground near the Arctic in the return match – but at Celtic Park, the guests are outsiders.This season’s UEFA competition top scorers on show tonight… 🤩⚽️ Who’ll score a first-leg goal?#UECL pic.twitter.com/C7xABwrylw— UEFA Europa Conference League (@europacnfleague) February 17, 2022 UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE1/16 finalsThursday20:45: (2.65) Rapid (3.35) Vitesse (2.85)20:45: (1.30) PSV (6.25) Maccabi T.A. (10.0)20:45: (2.55) Fenerbahce (3.10) Slavia Praha (3.20)20:45: (2.10) Midtjylland (3.50) PAOK (3.80)23:00: (1.30) Olympique Marseille (5.80) Qarabag (12.0)23:00: (1.33) Leicester (5.90) Randers (9.50)23:00: (1.48) Celtic (4.50) Bodo (7.75)23:00: (2.30) Sparta Praha (3.25) Partizan (3.50)
