Porto routs Leicester 5-0, joins English champs in last 16
“I have a clearer idea about my players now”, Ranieri told reporters after the game.
Leicester City are having a miserable season in the Premier League, and unfortunately for the Foxes it carried over into Europe against Porto on Wednesday.
Leicester had conceded only one goal in their previously unbeaten first Champions League campaign but young stand-in goalkeeper Ben Hamer became the first English goalkeeper to concede five goals on his Champions League debut.
FC Porto, on the other hand, is still not sure of their second round berth. “We are professionals and we know when you play well and you win something the critics are very positive, and when you lose they are very negative, but we must be balanced”. The home support will be looking for their team to win this one, so, there should be goals. The first goal is too easy and there wasn’t the reaction.
Tonight was their opportunity to give 100% and show Ranieri that maybe they need to included in the league side which is now letting Claudio down. In match day two of Group G play, Porto traveled to Leicester and fell 1-0.
Felix Zwayer will oversee proceedings at the Estadio do Dragao.
The news that has come regarding the line-up of Leicester City in the upcoming Leicester City vs FC Porto encounter is that all the big names in the attacking line have been left behind.
But this was a humiliating end to the group stage for the central England team, which lacked cohesion and confidence.
Riyad Mahrez, Jamie Vardy, Islam Slimani and Andy King have all been rested, whilst Robert Huth, who is a booking away from suspension, has also stayed at home. “Knowing that we’re already qualified is good for us – let’s see”.
Leicester continued their run of bad form in the Premier League as they slipped to 16th in the table after a humiliating defeat to Sunderland.
Porto’s Mexican defender Miguel Layun, 28, made his first team return after a few weeks out injured and is expected to start this match.
“When we win, we win together”, he said.
Dele Alli is starting to annoy me with his diving and he clearly believes he’s not actually diving when he gets the slightest touch.
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Yes – the match will be televised on BT Sport in the UK.