Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Two-goal Mahrez gives Leicester flying start at Bruges (Reuters)

Soccer Football - Club Brugge v Leicester City - UEFA Champions League Group Stage - Group G - Jan Breydel Stadium, Brugge, Belgium - 14/9/16 Leicester City's Danny Drinkwater in action with Club Brugge's Timmy Simons Reuters / Eric Vidal Livepic

Leicester City enjoyed the easiest possible introduction to Champions League soccer as two Riyad Mahrez goals helped them to brush off the limited Group G challenge of Club Bruges 3-0 at the Jan Breydel stadium on Wednesday. The win was Leicester's first in any European competition for 55 years and last season's surprise Premier League champions could not have wished for a better start, taking the lead when Marc Albrighton seized on a misplaced header from a long throw to score in the fifth minute. Bruges were lucky to escape a red card when veteran defender Timmy Simons hauled down Jamie Vardy on the edge of the area.


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