Champions League: Fairytale or nightmare for Leicester and Spurs?

Both clubs will take a step into the unknown as they begin their European campaigns in Bruges and at Wembley

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Leicester City’s Italian manager Claudio Ranierei
(Image credit: Laurence Griffiths/Getty)

A new chapter begins for Leicester City and Spurs this evening as their Champions League campaigns get underway.

For Leicester it is a step into the unknown and a chance for the shock Premier League title holders to "write another fairytale", as their manager Claudio Ranieri put it, while Spurs, who have graced the competition in 2010-11 and made the quarter finals, will be playing their home games at Wembley.

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