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Ranieri: We’re still special
- Updated: November 21, 2016
Claudio Ranieri says Leicester are still living a “fairytale” as they aim to reach the Champions League knockout stage.
Saturday’s defeat at Watford left the Premier League champions just two points above the relegation places having lost twice as many games – six – as they did in their entire title-winning season.
Results in Europe have been much better, and a draw against Club Brugge at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday would secure a last-16 place in the club’s first Champions League campaign.
But Ranieri denies that the competition has taken Leicester’s focus away from their title defence, and ahead of the Brugge game he said: “I don’t think it’s a distraction. It’s …