Mahrez extends Leicester’s flawless start in Champions League

Saturday, 15th October, Leicester lost the game against Chelsea (0-3), Diego Costa, Eden Hazard and Victor Moses being the players who have given the goals.

The winger grabbed the victor to maintain the Foxes’ 100 percent record in Europe and keep them top of Group G. They are five points clear of Porto, the 2004 winners, and five and nine points ahead of FC Copenhagen and Club Brugge respectively with three matches remaining.

He said: “Sometimes you can play well and sometimes not so well”.

“We knew it would be tough”.

Ranieri is aware those matches will be crucial in deciding Leicester’s chances of progression in the competition and wants his team fully focused.

“At the beginning of the season I said it’s normal when the team loses something when you play in Europe for the first time“, Ranieri said. We’re working hard and it’ll come good – I’m sure of that.

FC København have won only one of their 11 away games in the Champions League (D2 L8), it was against Panathinaikos in September 2010 (2-0).

This comes after three Foxes fans were banned from home matches for the rest of the season two years ago after fireworks were set off in the family stand.

He said: “I think ex-players can say everything”.

“If he’s speaking about Chelsea I told Jamie to stay with David Luiz”. I wanted to give a point of reference to my players, counter-attack and leave him with David Luiz – not his fault, it’s mine maybe.

Meanwhile, Gareth Bale scored his first Champions League goal since 2014 as champion Real Madrid defeated Legia Warsaw 5-1.

Algeria pair Riyad Mahrez and Islam Slimani were benched at Stamford Bridge before making second-half substitute appearances with Ranieri saying he was saving them to face Copenhagen.

Mahrez has taken to the Champions League better than anyone in a Leicester shirt and it was a wonderful piece of instinctive skill that provided the defining moment in a tight game.

Copenhagen are undefeated in their last 8 matches (UEFA Champions League).

They have picked up a maximum of nine points and kept clean sheets in each match, but are still suffering a stuttering start in their league title defence.

Around the hour mark Leicester were still looking in control, with goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel barely needed between the sticks.

“The bunch of lads we have is not one which is happy with these kind of results and hopefully we will turn it around quickly”.

After taking English football by surprise last season it seems as if Ranieri wants to extend that element of shock across Europe as they look to not only qualify for the knockout rounds but go on to win it at the very first attempt. We come good in the middle of a season and really good towards the end. “We are going the right way”.

But French midfielder Nampalys Mendy, sidelined since August, will be out for a further four to five weeks after undergoing ankle surgery on Monday.

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