adminBRUGES. — Riyad Mahrez scored in each half as Leicester City enjoyed a dream debut in the Champions League last night, cruising to a 3-0 win over Club Brugge in Belgium.
Voted England’s player of the year for his role in Leicester’s remarkable Premier League title triumph last season, it was appropriate that the Algerian winger should be so central to their victory in this Group G clash.
However, it was Marc Albrighton who opened the scoring inside five minutes at the Jan Breydelstadion before Mahrez whipped in a wonderful free-kick just before the half-hour.
He then converted a 61st-minute penalty to seal a perfect night for Claudio Ranieri’s side, who are already top of the section after Porto and FC Copenhagen drew 1-1 in the other game.
UEFA results
Club Bruges 0-3 Leicester; Tottenham 1-2 Monaco; Man City 4-0 Monchengladbach; Lyon 3-0 Dinamo Zagreb; Real Madrid 2-1 Sporting Lisbon; Juventus 0-0 Sevilla; Legia Warsaw 0-6 Borussia Dortmund; FC Porto 1-1 FC Copenhagen; Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 CSKA Moscow. — Supersport.
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