As first-time Champions League experiences go, Leicester City could have done a lot worse than the display we saw at Club Brugge's Jan Breydel Stadium on Wednesday evening.

Claudio Ranieri's men must have been wondering what would await them as they took to the field in Brugge with the Champions League theme-tune blasting around the 29,000 capacity arena. Well, it was empty-seats, a fantastic away support and the belief that they could become only the second English team to beat the Belgians on their own patch.

And five minutes in, Leicester City players, fans and coaches must have been wondering whether it's always supposed to be this easy in the world's biggest club competition. A goal from the always-running Mark Albrighton settled the nerves before two Riyad Mahrez set-pieces confirmed a 3-0 away win. Easy, right?

Not every team will fold like the Belgian champions but it was good to see Leicester City finding some of the form that powered them to the title last season. The post-match press conference reminded many of how they ran last season, with manager Claudio Ranieri refusing to believe or admit that his side could upset the odds and go all the way in the Champions League.

But after such a good performance, what's stopping the Foxes this time? Well, if we're being honest, absolutely nothing.

They cut through the Champions of Belgium like a hot-knife through butter, with familiar faces Mahrez, Vardy and Drinkwater all having fantastic evenings. But there were some new players that really played their part too - Islam Slimani held the ball up fantastically well for an hour whilst Luis Hernandez was a real threat at full-back. His long throw-ins were seriously bothering the Brugge players and he's another player that has added something different to this Leicester City team.

As performances go, it's about as far away as what we've seen from the Foxes in the league as possible. They've looked disjointed and dishevelled at times in the Premier League but this was more like it from Ranieri's men. It was a performance that oozed swagger, confidence and a real statement suggesting they deserve to be there.

Of course, there will be much better opposition to come than Brugge, who looked completely off the pace all evening. But sticking to their 4-4-2 formation and constant belief obviously works and Leicester will be a test for any side they face in the tournament this season.

There's no reason they can't go all the way. They're in the competition on merit, just like everybody else is.

And if we're being totally honest, we don't think there will be many sides in Europe that will fancy a date with the Godfather and his players after Wednesday evening's performance!

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