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Porto feel roar of Dragon slayer Islam Slimani as Leicester's first home game in Champions League goes to plan

Daily Mail | September 27, 2016

Related Topics: Islam Slimani, FC Porto, Leicester, Sporting Clube de Portugal

Well, they could hardly say they hadn't been warned. The Dragons came to town and they met their slayer.

In April, Islam Slimani scored two goals in a 3-1 victory for his former side Sporting Lisbon against Porto.

Even this season, only three days before joining Leicester, Slimani struck the equalising goal in a 2-1 victory for Sporting against Porto.

Islam Slimani celebrates scoring the only goal of the game as Leicester beat Porto on Tuesday
Islam Slimani celebrates scoring the only goal of the game as Leicester beat Porto on Tuesday
It was Leicester City's first ever Champions League goal at the King Power Stadium
It was Leicester City's first ever Champions League goal at the King Power Stadium

It was six goals in six games while in Portugal and so it was again here, as Slimani left Porto's defenders reaching for the smelling salts once more.

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