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Leicester Seek First CL Home Win Against Porto by sportman117: 11:43am On Sep 27, 2016
Four months on from their astonishing 5 000-1 Premier League triumph, the stardust returns to Leicester City's King Power Stadium in Tuesday's first ever Champions League home game against Porto.

Leicester have made a faltering start to their title defence and after Saturday's 4-1 loss at Manchester United, they have now lost as many league games – three – as in the entirety of last season. [url]Naijabet.com[/url] odd

But Claudio Ranieri's men made a fine start to their maiden Champions League campaign, winning 3-0 at Club Brugge, and Tuesday's game represents another new chapter in the club's 132-year history. Naijabet Odd

"In Bruges it was a surreal feeling –- you walk out on a Champions League carpet, through a Champions League arch," said winger Marc Albrighton, who scored Leicester's opener in Belgium.

"It is something we are usually watching on TV and we are stood there all of a sudden and listening to that tune and going out to play in a Champions League game.

"It is surreal, but it makes you want more. It gives you that taste of it.

"We know it will be a fantastic occasion and if we can get off to a good start here at this stadium and build on that, we will put ourselves in a great position to go further in this competition."

Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel sat out Saturday's trip to Old Trafford with a groin injury, but he is expected to play against Porto after training with the rest of the squad on Monday.

French midfielder Nampalys Mendy, however..........................................Read More


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