Leicester took control of their Europa Conference League last-16 tie with Rennes as Marc Albrighton and Kelechi Iheanacho earned them a 2-0 first-leg win.

A nervy start for Brendan Rodgers’ side was blown out of the water when Albrighton smashed home Harvey Barnes’ cutback from the edge of the box on the half-hour mark, following Caglar Soyuncu’s defence-splitting pass over the Rennes defence.

And while the Foxes were relatively untroubled by their French opponents in their first-leg, Iheanacho’s curling effort in stoppage time feels like a big moment in their season – with Rodgers’ men picking up a fourth straight victory in all competitions, plus a first European clean sheet of the season.

Rennes improved after the half-time break and saw two separate shouts for a penalty waved away in their opening move of the second period.

Both James Justin and Soyuncu were accused of using their hands to defend a free-kick, while Rennes defender Nayef Aguerd could only find Schmeichel after the two ricochets.