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Leicester will become 10th Premier League side to play in the Champions League: Here's how the other nine got on in their first games

Daily Mail | September 14, 2016

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Leicester City begin their Champions League adventure at Club Bruges on Wednesday night, becoming the 10th Premier League side to take part in the rebranded European Cup.

Since its formation in the early 1990s, the English top flight has been represented on the continent by Arsenal, Blackburn, Chelsea, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle and Tottenham.

Here, Sportsmail remembers each of the Foxes' nine predecessors' first outings in the Champions League...

Leicester's players train on Tuesday ahead of their Champions League game in Bruges
Leicester's players train on Tuesday ahead of their Champions League game in Bruges
Marc Overmars, left, and Dennis Bergkamp celebrate Arsenal's goal against Lens in 1998
Marc Overmars, left, and Dennis Bergkamp celebrate Arsenal's goal against Lens in 1998
Alan Smith of Leeds squares up with Barcelona's Sergi during a clash in 2000
Alan Smith of Leeds squares up with Barcelona's Sergi during a clash in 2000
Chelsea secured a point against AC Milan in their first Champions League outing
Chelsea secured a point against AC Milan in their first Champions League outing
Peter Crouch celebrates scoring against Werder Bremen for Tottenham in 2010
Peter Crouch celebrates scoring against Werder Bremen for Tottenham in 2010

ARSENAL - 1998-99

Lens 1-1 Arsenal

In Arsene Wenger's first Champions League campaign with the Gunners, they failed to reach the last 16 in a weak group.

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