Ranieri tames Benitez. Leicester ok
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A spectacular backhand by Shinji Okazaki allows Leicester to overcome Newcastle on Monday night of the 30th day and keep its lead over Tottenham, second at 5 points, unchanged.
Another step toward the dream then for Ranieri’s team, which made Rafa Benitez’s return to the Premier bitter, having just taken over from Steve McLaren on the bench of the penultimate Magpies and increasingly close to relegation to the Championship.
If Vardy and Mahrez don’t think about it, then here comes the bomber you don’t expect, capable of finalizing with an impromptu play in the 25th minute an action started by Mahrez himself and finished by a Vardy tower. However, success was very painful for the leading team, struggling until the goal and graced by the glaring aiming errors of a Newcastle that was convincing in terms of play, but too sloppy with Perez, Colback and Sissoko, who missed more than favorable opportunities within a few steps of Schmeichel.
The goal, however, shook Ranieri’s team, so from that moment on, the match became spectacular, with constant frontline reversals and high tempo in full English style.
It was Newcastle, however, that still came close to equalizing on more than one occasion, with Perez and De Jong gracing the leader’s defense constantly under pressure. Only relieving actions for Leicester, however, which led the game. Convincing themselves that, perhaps, this really is the year.
