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Ranieri eager for ‘fairytale’ tie
- Updated: November 23, 2016
Claudio Ranieri says Leicester’s qualification for the Champions League last 16 and topping their group is “unbelievable”.
The Foxes made the knockout rounds of European football’s top club competition after Shinji Okazaki’s early strike and Riyad Mahrez’s penalty secured a 2-1 victory over Club Brugge and top spot in Group G with a game to spare.
Porto’s 0-0 draw in Copenhagen means Leicester go to Estadio do Dragao next month with their future settled and the Portuguese side needing victory to ensure they progress ahead of Copenhagen.
They have struggled domestically and are two points above the relegation zone but Ranieri believes his side have created more history in Europe after victory at the King Power Stadium.
“It’s not important [who Leicester play in the last …
