Leicester City’s wonderful Champions League campaign came to an end on Tuesday as they lost 2-1 on aggregate to last year’s runners-up Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals.

Craig Shakespeare’s side did well to only lose 1-0 in the Spanish capital last week to give themselves a chance at the King Power Stadium, but a Saul Niguez header after 26 minutes made their task infinitely more difficult.

But that didn’t deter the Premier League champions who threw everything at Diego Simeone’s side, and when Jamie Vardy scored on the hour mark, their tails were up and they once again sensed another magical European night in the Midlands.

However, it wasn’t to be for the Foxes, as a resilient Atletico side held firm to book their place in the semi-finals, and in turn ended a sensational Champions League run from Leicester.

The Foxes were the last English team standing in the competition after seeing both Manchester City and Arsenal exit at the last 16, and Tottenham fail to make it out of the group, but the Premier League will have to wait another year for one of their sides to life the European Cup.

So, in what was a majestic campaign from the Premier League champions, here is What’s Hot and What’s Not from Leicester’s remarkable Champions League run…

HOT – Reached the last eight

Not many people gave Leicester much of a chance when they entered the Champions League back in September, yet they got further than any other English side.

The Foxes breezed through their group with four wins and a draw from their six matches, and although they were struggling in the Premier League when they visited Sevilla in their last 16 clash, they came away from there with an away goal, and were only 2-1 down.

And they then produced a wonderful performance at the King Power Stadium to overturn that deficit, and thus set up a mouth-watering quarter-final clash with Atletico Madrid.

Again, the Foxes did admirably well to only lose 1-0 in the Spanish capital, and had Diego Simeone’s men on the back foot for much of the return leg, although couldn’t get the two goals needed to progress.

All in all though, it has been a stunning run from the Premier League champions, and one the Foxes supporters aren’t going to forget in a hurry.

NOT – They’re out

As much as they got further than many expected, there will still be some disappointment among Leicester fans that they have gone out of the competition.

It was always going to be difficult against Atletico Madrid, who have reached two of the last three Champions League finals, but to only lose 1-0 in the Spanish capital gave them real hope ahead of Tuesday’s return leg.

But the issue was that, without an away goal, any Atletico goal would put a serious dent in their chances, and when Saul Niguez netted in the first half, it was always going to be an uphill struggle.

Shakespeare’s men fought brilliantly and had the visitors rattled for a time, but ultimately left themselves too much to do, and thus exited the competition.

HOT – Leicester 2-0 Sevilla

Without doubt one of the highlights of Leicester’s Champions League campaign was the win over La Liga title contenders Sevilla at the King Power Stadium.

The Foxes had lost 2-1 in Spain in the first leg under Claudio Ranieri, who lost his job soon after, and the immediate outcry following that decision hardly set them up to overturn that deficit.

But they did just that courtesy of a sensational performance at the King Power Stadium, with goals from Wes Morgan and Marc Albrighton stunning the Spanish outfit, who saw a Steven N’Zonzi penalty saved late on as they pressed for an aggregate equaliser.

Nonetheless, Leicester held on to a fantastic victory, and one that earned them a place in the quarter-finals.

NOT – Porto 5-0 Leicester

Leicester had just lost 2-1 at Sunderland in the Premier League to fall two points clear of the bottom three when they travelled to Porto for their final Champions League group stage match.

So Ranieri’s decision to make ten changes wasn’t much of a surprise, and as a result, nor was the scoreline.

The Foxes were battered 5-0 by the Portuguese giants, with a brace from Andre Silva, as well as goals from Jesus Corona, Yacine Brahimi, and Diogo Jota, sealing a comprehensive victory for the hosts, who subsequently joined Leicester in the knockout stages.

The result mattered little, as Ranieri’s side were guaranteed to win the group anyway, but it did somewhat tarnish their up-to-then excellent European campaign.

HOT – The fairytale continued

Ultimately though, despite going out of the competition on Tuesday, it’s hard not to be impressed with Leicester’s achievements in the Champions League this season.

Many looked at last season as a complete one-off, and that their European campaign would be over by Christmas, but Leicester proved by reaching the quarter-finals of Europe’s elite competition, which is further than any other English side, that they are a quality team.

They have beaten the likes of Porto and Sevilla, and also drew at home to last year’s runners-up Atletico Madrid – they have more than matched some of Europe’s most impressive teams.

Leicester continued the fairytale this season by reaching the quarter-finals, but attentions will now turn to securing their Premier League status so that, in the future, they can have more European adventures like they had this season.