October 23, 2024
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Harry Winks: Leicester City midfielder still harbours hopes of England  recall after renaissance at Foxes - BBC Sport

Leicester City in danger of seeing impressive Champions League record broken by Premier League rival

Leicester City made Champions League history during their historic run in the mid-2010s.

The Foxes’ rise up the Premier League table was nothing short of remarkable under Claudio Ranieri.

Leicester City narrowly avoided Premier League relegation in the 2014/15 season, finishing 14th in the table after a sensational run at the very end of the campaign.

Harry Winks: Leicester City midfielder still harbours hopes of England  recall after renaissance at Foxes - BBC Sport

Despite their excellent form at the end of that season though, nobody could have predicted how good the Midlands outfit would be in 2015/16.

Leicester shocked the world, beating the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur to secure their first and only Premier League trophy to date.

Harry Winks: Leicester City midfielder still harbours hopes of England  recall after renaissance at Foxes - BBC Sport

The following campaign saw the Foxes brought back down to earth with a 12th-place finish in the top flight but they still secured a place in the Champions League in 2016/17 and more than held their own against some of Europe’s elite clubs.

Leicester City Champions League record in danger of being broken by Aston Villa

Harry Winks: Leicester City midfielder still harbours hopes of England  recall after renaissance at Foxes - BBC Sport
Leicester kicked off their first season in the Champions League by beating Belgian outfit Club Brugge 3-0.

This was followed by 1-0 wins over FC Porto and FC Copenhagen, with the club winning four, drawing one and losing one of their group games that term.

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