Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Leicester beats Brugge 2-1, advances in Champions League (The Associated Press)

Leicester's Shinji Okazaki, front, and Brugge's Timmy Simons challenge for the ball during the Champions League Group G soccer match between Leicester City and Club Brugge in Leicester, England, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2015.(AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

Champions League newcomer Leicester clinched its place in the knockout stages as guaranteed group winner by beating Club Brugge 2-1, with early goals by Shinji Okazaki and Riyad Mahrez doing the damage on Tuesday. Okazaki steered the English champions ahead in the fifth minute before Mahrez converted a 30th-minute penalty after fellow winger Marc Albrighton was upended. Leicester conceded for the first time in Group G when Jose Izquierdo fired home a rising shot in the 52nd, but was still able to celebrate qualification with a game to spare.


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