On This Day in 2016 – Foxes give Club Brugge the runaround

On This Day in 2016 – Foxes give Club Brugge the runaround

Rampant Leicester marked their Champions League debut in stunning style as they thrashed Club Brugge 3-0 on September 14, 2016.

Boss Claudio Ranieri had warned his side, the shock Premier League winners the previous season, against expecting another fairy tale – but it was a dream night in Belgium after Leicester scored twice inside the first half an hour.

Leicester City v Club Brugge – UEFA Champions League – Group G – King Power Stadium
Riyad Mahrez scored twice (Nick Potts/PA)

Mahrez made it 3-0 with a second-half penalty to leave Leicester, who dominated at the Jan Breydel Stadium, top of Group G.

Albrighton said afterwards: “When I was a kid it is something you dream of doing, scoring in this competition. I never thought I would get the opportunity to play in this competition, let alone score.

Leicester City v Club Brugge – UEFA Champions League – Group G – Leicester City Press Conference – King Power Stadium
Claudio Ranieri guided the Foxes into Europe (Mike Egerton/PA)

Leicester advanced from the group, which also contained Porto and Copenhagen, and went on to reach the quarter-finals – where they bowed out to Atletico Madrid.

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