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Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez greets the public as he leaves the pitch during the UEFA Champions League football match between Club Brugge and Leicester City at Jan Breydelstadion on September 14, 2016, in Bruges, Belgium. / AFP PHOTO / EMMANUEL DUNAND
Leicester City enjoyed the easiest possible introduction to Champions League football 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.
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