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Leicester City vs FC Copenhagen. UEFA Champions League Group G.

The King Power StadiumAttendance31,037.

Leicester City 1

  • R Mahrez (40th minute)

FC Copenhagen 0

    Leicester v Copenhagen preview: Foxes aim to maintain perfect record in Europe

    Islam Slimani celebrates after putting Leicester City 1-0 up against Porto at the King Power Stadium
    Image: Islam Slimani scored the winning goal against Porto at the King Power Stadium

    Leicester will be hoping to keep up their 100% record so far in the Champions League as Copenhagen visit the King Power Stadium on Tuesday night.

    The Foxes may be struggling in the Premier League but have won both games they have played in Europe, winning 3-0 at Club Brugge before beating Porto 1-0 at home three weeks ago.

    Boss Claudio Ranieri, meanwhile, has backed his side to put their domestic woes to the back of their minds against the Danish champions.

    "Sometimes you can play well and sometimes not so well," Ranieri said. "Like at Manchester United, the first half at Chelsea was no good but in the second half we played very well. I am very confident with my team.

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    "They fight and last season we were more compact but now everyone knows about us. Now we are in the balance, in the middle, and not as good as last season but it's normal for a team like Leicester.

    "We want to improve but it's normal when we start the season to have something to work on because new players have come and everything is new. Maybe we want to do something more but we are Leicester, we're a good team and we have to show our qualities.

    "I think we can fight in every match. Now our training sessions are Premier League and Champions League. We are getting better and have to be solid and strong and don't make any pressure about relegation."

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    Team news

    Nampalys Mendy will be missing for Leicester after going under the knife to clear up some bone in his ankle and is expected to be out for another month. 

    The midfielder has been sidelined since August after suffering an ankle injury and has made just two appearances after joining the club from Nice in the summer.

    Riyad Mahrez and Islam Slimani are set to return after starting on the bench in Leicester's 3-0 Premier League defeat at Chelsea on Saturday, while Shinji Okazaki is fit after being left out of the squad at the weekend following international duty with Japan.

    Riyad Mahrez and Islam Slimani of Leicester City
    Image: Riyad Mahrez (L) will return to the starting line-up

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    Copenhagen have never won an away game against English opposition, in all competitions (D2 L2).

    Leicester have won as many games this season (2) as they had in their previous European history (2 in 8 games).

    The Foxes are the first team since Málaga in 2012/13 to win the first two Champions League group games in their history.

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    Copenhagen have already scored more goals this season (5) than they did in their last Champions League group stage appearance (4 in 2013/14).

    Copenhagen's five goals in this season's Champions League have all been scored after half-time.

    Mahrez has been directly involved in three of Leicester City's four Champions League goals, scoring twice and claiming an assist.

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