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Good evening and welcome to Eurosport’s LIVE text commentary of the Champions League clash between Leicester City and Club Brugge. The English champions only need a point to clinch a place in the competition’s last 16 and considering they host Group G’s bottom club - who have yet to pick up a single point thus far - you’ve got to fancy their chances tonight.

Champions League / Group Stage
King Power Stadium / 22.11.2016
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Updated 22/11/2016 at 22:08 GMT


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Shinji Okazaki opened the scoring after only five minutes and Riyad Mahrez – whose place in the team had been questioned leading up to the game – doubled the advantage on the half-hour mark.
Jose Izquierdo clawed a goal back for Club Brugge on 52 minutes but despite dominating the second half, the visitors were unable to find an equaliser.
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FULL-TIME! Leicester City record a 2-1 victory over Club Brugge at the King Power Stadium and confirm their place at the top of Group G with a game to spare.
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THREE minutes of added time to play. Can Leicester hold on and seal their place at the top of Group G?
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CHANCE! Leicester almost seal the tie as Gray is played through by Vardy but the substitute can't find a way past the goalkeeper who makes a smart save!
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'Come on Leicester' is the chant from the home supporters who realise their team are in all kinds of trouble here.
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ALMOST! A cross is sent into the penalty area, it misses everyone but Huth who nearly bundles the ball over his own line. Fortunately, for Leicester, it goes just wide.
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A massive five minutes in store. You can't take your eyes off this one...
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WIDE! Vossen misses the chance to equalise for Brugge as he sends a header wide at the back post from a corner delivery.
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Porto are still being held by Copenhagen which means Leicester will win the group, providing they hold on for a win here. Of course, a draw is enough to guarantee progression but topping the table is the goal now.
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Zieler bravely punches clear the corner delivery and Leicester can rest easy for a moment. The home fans are trying to ease nerves around the ground by singing and clapping.
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Leicester send the ball out of touch and this time Claudemir gets his throw-in right into the penalty area, forcing Morgan to make a desperate clearing header and conceding a corner.
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LEICESTER SUB! Third and final change for the hosts as Daniel Amarty replaces Albrighton.
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It's amazing how much a goal can change a game of football.
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It's all Brugge at the moment and the Leicester fans can only look on nervously as their team threaten to throw away a two-goal lead. Van Rjijn fires a shot off-target, much to the relief of everyone involved with the Foxes.
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Claudemir takes a long run up before throwing the ball into the penalty area only for the referee to call a foul-throw! Relief for Leicester.
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Vardy is still searching for his first Leicester goal in well over two months.
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BRUGGE SUB! The visitors make their change of the match as De Bock is replaced by Ricardo van Rhijn.
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The King Power Stadium is silenced for a moment as Limbombe delivers a dangerous cross to the back post but Morgan is the saviour, heading clear for a corner.