Premier League plotlines: Have Leicester given up and does that cheapen the ‘fairytale’?

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Premier League plotlines: Have Leicester given up and does that cheapen the ‘fairytale’?
Mon, 17 Oct, 2016 - 01:00

Given up already? Was Ranieri right to rest stars for Champions League?

Eyebrows were raised when Leicester's team sheet showed that playmaker Riyad Mahrez and their record signing Islam Slimani were on the subs' bench at Stamford Bridge, with Ranieri admitting afterwards he was resting them ahead of the Champions League encounter with FC Copenhagen tomorrow. But without Mahrez, who tormented Chelsea twice last season, Leicester threw away a golden chance to test Antonio Conte's experimental defensive formation, and didn't register an effort on target.

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