Islam Slimani to miss Brugge clash with groin injury

‘We had to win because we dominated all the game and we lost 2-1.

Riyad Mahrez converted a penalty for Leicester but the champions could not avert a fifth defeat from six Premier League away matches this season. Now both teams are going to play 12th match of the league.

“I enjoy both”, he said.

Leicester have impressed in their debut in Europe’s elite club competition despite an indifferent defence of their surprise Premier League title win. “There was a big wall to stop all our shots at goal, but I’m very pleased with our performance”. Ranieri, however, refuses to subscribe to that view.

They sang: “Champions of England, you’ll never sing that”.

Drinkwater was included in the starting lineup after passing a late fitness test but he and Daniel Amartey were regularly bypassed in the opening stages as Leicester reeled.

Vardy is still to join the European party, having contributed none of Leicester’s five goals in the competition. “No, of course, no”.

“I try to say to him play simple, but sometimes he also has to take responsibility to do something for the team, because he’s our quality player”. “Now we have to be compact, continue to work hard, because there is only one medicine – work hard and be together”. “But now we will react and I’m sure we will react well”. He was unable to end his goal drought for the Foxes which now extends to 13 matches but after he was brought down by Miguel Britos in the area team-mate Riyad Mahrez scored from the spot.

“I think that we had a very fantastic reaction [after falling two goals down]” he said.

“Now we have the chance to go through in the Champions League”.

The teams have only played once before, in September this year, and Leicester City won that game 0 – 3. It’s a problem when we concede a goal. To put that last figure into context, this time last season Mahrez had created nine goalscoring chances for Vardy.

Due to his minor groin injury, Islam has seen another setback which ruled him out of this weekend’s fixture against Watford.

The FA are examining footage of Leicester’s Danny Drinkwater appearing to elbow Watford’s Valon Behrami.

‘Last season we were unplayable but we can’t win every time.

“It is not 50-50, he is definitely out”, Ranieri said. “I’m happy with the spirit and cohesion of the group but not with the results”, Ranieri told a news conference on Monday.

The difference is in the Champions League matches we score, in the other matches, no.

“There’s no concern at all”, said the 29-year-old, whose side are on the brink of the Champions League last 16 ahead of Belgian side Club Brugge’s visit on Tuesday next week.