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Britain Soccer Football - Leicester City v FC Copenhagen - UEFA Champions League Group Stage - Group G - King Power Stadium, Leicester, England - 18/10/16 Leicester City's Islam Slimani scores a goal which is later disallowed Reuters / Phil Noble Livepic

LEICESTER, England (Reuters) - Leicester City are on the brink of qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages after a 1-0 win over Copenhagen on Tuesday continued to defy their domestic woes and kept up a perfect record in Group G.

For the third time this term Leicester went into a Champions League game on the back of a heavy Premier League defeat but they shrugged off the disappointment to secure a third straight win in the competition thanks to Riyad Mahrez's 40th-minute goal.

It was no vintage show from Claudio Ranieri's men, who lost 3-0 at Chelsea on Saturday, although they were unfortunate not to triumph by a bigger margin after Islam Slimani had a goal harshly ruled out for offside in the second half.

Leicester, on nine points, are now five clear of second- placed Copenhagen who suffered their first defeat in 24 matches in all competitions. Porto also have four points after beating Club Bruges 2-1 in Belgium.

(Writing by Toby Davis; Editing by Tony Jimenez)