Leicester City boss, Claude Puel has expressed mixed emotions following his side’s goalless draw at Chelsea on Saturday in the Premier league.

City held on for a point at the end after the sending off of Ben Chilwell.

Puel said a point at Stamford Bridge was always a positive outcome.

He also said that considering the way his team had controlled most of the game until Chilwell’s red card, he felt they deserved even more.

City created a host of chances but couldn’t apply the finishing touch but Puel said he was pleased that his side had demonstrated such quality.

“I am happy with our game of course,” he said. “It was a good game.

“It is mixed feelings. In the end, it is a good point considering it was 10 against 11 at the end after the sending off, but when we watch our game perhaps we deserved another result at the end.

“We lost two points. Of course there is a little disappointment at the end but also a good feeling because we showed our quality.

“They are champions and at home, so it was good to see my team with this quality on the pitch and all the chances we created.

“The first was harsh and the second yellow card is harsh at this moment in the game,” said Puel.

“We didn’t deserve this sending off. It was harsh but it was good to keep the point at the end. It was the minimum.”

Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte has revealed why he brought Eden Hazard off the pitch with 30 minutes remaining in his side’s goalless draw with Leicester on Saturday.

The Blues went into the Stamford Bridge clash off the back of three successive draws in all competitions and the champions were nowhere near their best against Leicester City.

Hazard struggled to make an impact in the game and was replaced by Pedro in the 58th minute of the Premier League encounter.

Hazard has been substituted ten times in the league this season; more than any other Chelsea player.

When asked after the match about his decision to bring Hazard and Cesc Fabregas off, the Italian said, “I saw them and they were very tired.

He added, “I think that honestly that to find an excuse or alibi we paid a lot for the Arsenal game.

“To play Wednesday night and then against a really good team after only two days and a half. It was almost the same team against Arsenal.

“That was my plan. I saw a lot of players very tired. We suffered a lot in the first half in the start of the second half. The fresh energy changed the game and we created chances to score.

“We tried to win the game. At the end, the result was not fair.”

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