Leicester City are busy making history again. No other English team have managed to win their first two Champions League matches. Leicester’s 1-0 victory against Porto makes qualification to the knockout stages look distinctly possible with six points on the board already but whatever happens from now they hold the distinction of coming to terms with elevation to the Champions League more quickly than any of their illustrious predecessors.
On the domestic front, after three defeats in the opening six games, the history made last season is fast becoming a distant memory. The key to success last time was a solid start and managing to stay ahead for most of the campaign. Leicester have looked far from solid in the league and not just in conceding three goals from first-half corners at Manchester United last week. It is already being said – Claudio Ranieri is asked the question on a weekly basis – that subconsciously or otherwise Leicester are saving their best efforts for Europe this season.
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In Europe, just like last season at home, there are no expectations, Leicester can operate under the radar again
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