Fox cubs are out of depth

three times. At the other end, the Foxes had not even managed a shot on target as they finished their group stage campaign with a whimper.

Hamer’s last match was in the Championship while on loan at Bristol City and his last game for Leicester was almost two years ago.

It is hard to point the finger at him – he was offered little or no protection in front of him as Porto hit them early and just grew in confidence.

The Dragons went into the game knowing that victory would assure them of qualifying for the knockout stages by claiming second spot.

That incentive – and Leicester’s lack of it – all conspired together to make what happened next seemingly inevitable. Porto were in front after just six minutes and never looked back as they hit Ranieri’s lukewarm team with that first-half whammy.

Andre Silva headed them in front when the troublesome Jesus Corona found him six yards out from a corner and he made no mistake.

Virtually Hamer’s first job was to scoop the ball out of his net and it was not about to get any better for Leicester on their travels.

The 29-year-old keeper was powerless to intervene when Corona’s left-foot volley threatened to rip the net out.

That was in the 26th minute, when Corona was confidence personified after Alex Telles had hit a long cross to find him at the far post and he smashed it home.

Shortly before half-time Yacine Brahimi added a third with a classy flick at the near post after a Maxi Pereira cross forced him to adjust his feet before finish.

Leicester did start the second half with a bit more fire but it was never going to be enough and when Silva grabbed his second of the night with a penalty, they had a mountain to climb.

Danny Drinkwater sent Silva tumbling in the box and he got up to send Hamer the wrong way.

Diogo Jota added a fifth in the 77th minute to make sure Porto went through to the knockout stages in style. delivering

PORTO (4-1-3-2): Goals: (4-4-2):

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