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- Updated: September 14, 2016
Leicester City cruised to a debut victory in the Champions League as they beat Club Brugge 3-0 at the Jan Breydel Stadium on Wednesday night.
Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri made two changes from Saturday’s 4-1 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield handing a debut to club-record signing Islam Slimani, but it was a familiar face in Marc Albrighton who gave the champions of England a dream start in Bruges.
The former Aston Villa midfielder ghosted in unmarked at the back post inside just five minutes to volley home Luis Hernandez’s long throw before Riyad Mahrez doubled Leicester’s lead just shy of the half-hour mark with a sublime free-kick from the edge of the box.
Mahrez then helped himself to a second from the penalty spot 16 minutes after the break, converting after Jamie Vardy had been upended in the box by Brugge goalkeepr Ludovic Butelle to ensure Leicester took all three points back to the East Midlands.
It was the home side who threatened first in a breathless opening five minutes, however, and they should have taken the lead when Jose Izquierdo was sent clean through on goal only to place his shot wide of Kasper Schemichel’s upright.
It was a chance Brugge would rue …
