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Good evening and welcome to the live text coverage for Leicester City's first ever home Champions League match. The Foxes entertain Porto, and kick-off is from 7.45pm BST.

Champions League / Group Stage
King Power Stadium / 27.09.2016
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Marcus Foley

Updated 27/09/2016 at 20:36 GMT


19.35
Fresh from his heroics on matchday one, here's Albrighton speaking to BT Sport ahead of the clash.
19.30
It's a magnificent sight at the King Power. We're 15 minutes away from kick-off, it promises to be a special atmosphere, can the Foxes match the fans' energy on the pitch?
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19.25
How good does this look, Leicester fans...
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19.20
STAT ATTACK: Porto have never won a competitive away game against an English side, losing 15 of their 17 trips (W0 D2 L15). That said, they've never played Leicester.
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19.15
Porto manager Nuno Espírito Santo: "History tells us FC Porto has never managed to win in England but records are there to be broken. We have a chance in front of us. Leicester are champions of the Premier League and it is one of the best leagues in the world. What Leicester did last season was remarkable and we must respect it.
"It's a new day and a new game and we have to go into it believing we can go beyond our limits."
19.10
Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri: "I spoke with [Islam] Slimani about Porto. We have a lot of respect for Porto. They're more experienced in Europe. They play so many matches.
"They are used to staying at the top of their league. They won six titles. We respect a lot but we try to win. Also Porto try to win.
"Slimani is going to play tomorrow. He's a goalscorer against Porto. I'm sure it would be a very good threat to them."
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19.05
Team news: So Schmeichel returns in goal for Leicester after a three-game absence, while Slimani starts up front alongside Vardy, having scored against Porto six times in six games for former club Sporting…
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19.01
Leicester starting XI: Schmeichel, Hernandez, Huth, Morgan, Fuchs, Mahrez, Drinkwater, Amartey, Albrighton, Slimani, Vardy. Subs: Zieler, Musa, King, Schlupp, Simpson, Okazaki, Gray.
Porto starting XI: Casillas; Layun, Felipe, Marcano, Telles; Danilo, Andre; Torres, Otavio, Adrian; Silva. Subs: Jose, Boly, Ruben Neves, Herrera, Depoitre, Diogo Jota, Corona.