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Leicester miss out on Champions League after heartbreaking loss to Spurs

Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane shakes hands with Hugo Lloris after the match [Reuters, Shaun Botterill]

Leicester City suffered a horrible case of deja vu as their Champions League dream was shattered on the final day of the season for the second straight year after they twice squandered the lead to lose 4-2 at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

Jamie Vardy converted two penalties to give Leicester 1-0 and 2-1 leads in the crunch Premier League clash and, with top-four rivals Chelsea losing 2-1 at Aston Villa, that would have been enough for Leicester to claim a Champions League spot.

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