No keeper has been more important to their team's chances in the Champions League than the Denmark No.1 has been for Leicester
The Champions League must have been a distant dream for Kasper Schmeichel when he was playing for Bury, Falkirk and Notts County earlier in his career. He had the name but not the credentials. How he’s grown. How Leicester have grown.
It takes a lot to stand out in this company but Schmeichel – during his first-ever season at this level - is arguably the best goalkeeper in the Champions League.
That says a lot considering Manuel Neuer and Gianluigi Buffon are still in the mix but Schmeichel has been more integral to his team’s chances than either of those two has for Bayern Munich and Juventus.