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Shinji Okazaki set for Leicester return in Champions League clash with Copenhagen

Leicester City foward Shinji Okazaki is fully fit for the club's Champions League clash with Copenhagen.

The 30-year-old was not in the squad for Saturday's 3-0 defeat to Chelsea after returning from international duty with Japan.

But, after an extended rest, Claudio Ranieri has revealed Okazaki is available for Leicester's crunch game with Copenhagen at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday night.

"Shinji didn't play [against Chelsea] because every time Shinji comes back from the international matches, it is not Shinji, it his brother," said Ranieri.

"He needs to recover a little more, for this reason I put him in the stands.