5 best UEFA Champions League debuts by clubs

Anorthosis Famagusta
Anorthosis Famagusta’s clash against Panathinaikos in 2008

#3 Leicester City (2016-17)

Leicester City FC v Club Brugge KV - UEFA Champions League : News Photo
Leicester City topped their group in this year’s Champions League

When the 2015-16 season started, Leicester City fans would have hoped for nothing more than a mid-table finish but their beloved team accomplished the seemingly impossible. They outmuscled the heavyweights in the league to take the trophy home through what was a magical fairytale run.

The biggest question at the start of the current campaign was whether Claudio Ranieri and co. could emulate last season's heroics in Europe or would they crumble under the pressure of playing in the huge competition. When the group stages concluded, Leicester were atop the group and showed the world they are Champions of England for a reason.

The Foxes ensured that they qualified for the knockout phase as group champions, ahead of Porto, FC Copenhagen and Club Brugge, after their 5th match and they picked up 13 points from their six games. Leicester won all three of their home games and the only set back that they faced in the group stage was the 5-0 loss, away at Porto.

Claudio Ranieri's side have been drawn with Spanish side Sevilla in the pre-quarters and they have the advantage of playing the second leg at home. Leicester fans would be hoping that their team can write another fairy tale, one bigger and better than they've already managed to mark down.

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