Chilwell backs Foxes to bounce back from Toffees defeat

Defender Ben Chilwell believes Leicester City will be able to quickly put their defeat at Everton behind them, with the first leg of their Champions League quarter final against Atletico Madrid on the horizon.

The Foxes’ 4-2 defeat at Goodison Park on Sunday was their first loss since manager Craig Shakespeare took charge in February, following the sacking of Claudio Ranieri.

Shakespeare made five changes to his starting line-up for that match with the trip to the Estadio Vicente Calderon possibly in mind, with 20-year-old Chilwell one of the players brought in.

Leicester will be aiming to defy the odds yet again on Wednesday, after the Premier League champions came from behind to knock out Sevilla in the last 16 and Chilwell insists the Everton loss won’t dent their confidence.

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Chilwell said: “We’ve got the Champions League game on Wednesday which is another massive match for the club.

“Everyone is confident going into it even though we lost on Sunday. We’ll go into it with the same form we’ve had previous to the Everton game.

“It was great to get six wins before this so obviously it would have been nice to carry it on, but Shakey [Shakespeare] rotated the squad. He gave a few players the chance and obviously rested a few of the players for the Champions League game.

“Hopefully on Wednesday everyone will come back fit and fresh and everyone that’s involved, whether they start or come off the bench, will be ready to get the win.”