Brendan Rodgers slams officials after they miss 'definite penalty' | OneFootball

Most of Leicester’s senior players were denied of their first cup final on Tuesday, as the Foxes fell to Aston Villa as Trézéguet sent the home side through with a 93rd-minute goal.

Villa will now await the winner of Wednesday’s Manchester Derby, with City currently holding onto a massive 3-1 advantage after the first leg.

After the match, Rodgers slammed officials for missing an incident late in the first half, when Marvelous Nakamba’s outstretched hand clearly made contact with the ball from James Maddison’s effort.

“I thought we had a clear handball that looked a definite penalty,” he told Sky Sports. “So I am absolutely gutted for my players because they put so much into the game.

“Especially coming from behind and playing with that composure, scoring a very good goal, and by the end of the game there looked like only one team who were going to win it.

“But we switch off from a cross and then the guy gets in at the back post and scores it. So yeah, a tough one to take because over the two games I felt we were the better side.

“We played with a nice control, nice composure in the game, and created opportunities. I thought we were excellent [but] the goalkeeper has made some outstanding saves.

“Congratulations to Aston Villa. They go through and we have to move on.”

Leicester, who are currently in third place in the Premier League, can take a giant step to confirming Champions League football next season with a win over Chelsea on Saturday.