Leicester begin their European adventure in Bruges, an attractive city for supporters to visit and an obliging opponent in a debut match.
Michel Preud’homme’s team won their first Belgian title in 11 years last season to reach the Champions League but have lost three of their six games thus far to sit tenth in the table.
Claudio Ranieri’s team have got off to a similarly inauspicious start to their domestic defence and the Italian is determined to bracket his side, novices on the continental stage, as underdogs. The 4-1 defeat to Liverpool raised concerns that the bubble has burst for the team who did the impossible but European football offers a release.