Group G analysis: Leicester, Porto, Brugge, FCK
Thursday, August 25, 2016
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Last season's surprise Premier League winners may fancy their chances in a group containing Matchday 1 opponents Brugge, Porto and Danish champions København.
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Who's in Group G?
Leicester City (ENG)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 120th (projected)
• How they qualified: first in English Premier League
• Previous group stage campaigns: 0
• Last season: N/A
• Best European Cup performance: N/A
Porto (POR)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 16
• How they qualified: third in Portugal Liga, play-off winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: 20 (last appearance: 2015/16)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage, UEFA Europa League round of 32
• Best European Cup performance: winners (1986/87, 2003/04)
Club Brugge (BEL)
• UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2015/16): 47
• How they qualified: first in Eerste Klasse
• Previous group stage campaigns: 4 (last appearance: 2005/06)
• Last season: UEFA Europa League group stage
• Best European Cup performance: runners-up (1977/78)
København (DEN)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 86
• How they qualified: first in Danish Superliga, play-off winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: 3 (last appearance: 2013/14)
• Last season: UEFA Europa League third qualifying round
• Best European Cup performance: second round (1993/94), round of 16 (2010/11)
Matchday one fixtures (Wednesday 14 September)
Club Brugge v Leicester
Porto v København
Key facts
• Porto met Club Brugge in the 1972/73 UEFA Cup second round, the Portuguese side going through 5-3 on aggregate.
• Club Brugge won 4-0 at København in the 2014/15 UEFA Europa League group stage, Lior Refaelov scoring a hat-trick. The reverse fixture finished 1-1.
Reaction to the draw
Claudio Ranieri, Leicester manager
I want to see my players fight against the best in Europe. Every team in the competition will fight like champions and we must give 100% to make our supporters proud. Last season was wonderful but I want more. Now we are in the Champions League and we have another wonderful opportunity to show our quality. Our supporters deserve the chance to watch their team around Europe against teams like Porto, Club Brugge and København.