English Premier League defending champions
Leicester City have made history as they are
the first club from England to win their first
three matches in the UEFA Champions
League following wins over FC Copenhagen,
FC Porto and Club Brugge and can now reach
the last 16 with a point in their next fixture.
Speaking to Journalists, Coach Claudio
Ranieri said: “We are the record team! We
are in a good position, our destiny is in our
hands and we want to continue in this way.
It’s good to go in the Europa League
[Leicester now look assured to finish third at
worst in the group], at least.
"Now we have to go into the next round of
the Champions League and we will go step
by step.”
“For this reason I put him (PFA player of the
year Mahrez) on the bench against Chelsea,”
said the Foxes boss.
“Now it’s right, eh?”
Ranieri also praised Goalkeeper Kasper
Schmeichel for making a brilliant save in the
90th minute to deny former Cardiff striker
Andreas Cornelius.
“Thank you to Kasper.
Thank you to all my
players, because in every high ball
Copenhagen is very strong,” he said.
“It was a good performance, totally different
from the Premier League, but that is normal
when a team like Leicester plays for the first
time in its life in the Champions League.
“From one side, I’m very proud. From the
other side when I think of the Premier
League, I’m very, very angry. But it’s OK
because in my career this has happened.
"When for the first time you play in a big
competition, you lose something when you go
back in your league.”
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