Group G winners Leicester suffered a 5-0 thrashing at FC Porto on Wednesday as their hugely successful group stage campaign ended in disappointing fashion.

Claudio Ranieri’s men were already assured of qualification and top spot prior to the trip to Portugal, and the Foxes manager made ten changes to his side in a bid to see how the fringe players would get on against classy opposition.

Unfortunately for him, and indeed them, they were comprehensively beaten thanks to a brace from Andre Silva, and goals from Jesus Corona, Yacine Brahimi, and Diogo Jota.

Nevertheless, four wins from six group games represents a sensational debut campaign for Leicester, who will go into their last 16 tie in the New Year confident that they can progress even further.

The challenge now for Ranieri and his team is to translate that form into the Premier League, where the champions have won just three times this season, and lost seven.

That’s four defeats more than they suffered in the whole of last season’s title-winning campaign, and they’ll look to get back to winning ways when they face Manchester City on Saturday.

With Leicester through to the last 16, here’s what’s hot and what’s not from their Champions League group stage campaign…

HOT – Group winners

In their Champions League debut season, Leicester have won the group, which is a phenomenal achievement from Ranieri and his side.

Although it was far from the toughest group on paper, they beat every side at the King Power Stadium, and picked up a win in Brugge and a draw in Copenhagen.

Not only that, but Leicester have looked like the side that won the Premier League last season – they have been difficult to break down, certainly at home, and carry a goal threat.

The 5-0 defeat at Porto aside, Leicester fans will be delighted with their campaign, and will relish the knockout stages.

NOT – FC Porto 5-0 Leicester

Ranieri’s men had already secured top spot prior to their trip to Porto, and the Foxes manager made some changes to his side against the Portuguese giants.

However, he won’t have too many positives to take away from their display on Wednesday, as Porto clinched the runners-up spot with a 5-0 thumping of the Premier League champions.

Andre Silva, one of the hottest properties in Europe, netted a brace, and goals from Jesus Corona, Yacine Brahimi, and Diogo Jota condemned the visitors to a miserable evening, and one Ranieri is sure to want to forget.

It came at a bad time for Leicester, given their struggles in the Premier League, but it shouldn’t detract from an excellent campaign which saw them win four of their six group stage matches.

HOT – Excellent home form

Leicester have a 100 per cent record at the King Power Stadium in the Champions League thus far.

The Foxes beat Porto 1-0 in their first home match of the campaign back in September, and then got the better of Copenhagen three weeks later by the same scoreline.

They made it three wins from three courtesy of a 2-1 victory over Club Brugge last month and, although they’re not scoring aplenty, they are difficult to beat at home, and that will stand them in good stead in the knockout stages.

Their away form was also excellent up until Wednesday’s drubbing in Portugal, but you sense that the Leicester we saw win the Premier League last season is the one we’ve seen in Europe this time around, and they’ll be tough to beat in the last 16.

NOT – Why can’t they transfer CL form into the League?

Thirteen (13) points from six matches, and qualification assured with one game to spare, you’d be forgiven for thinking that everything is rosy at the King Power Stadium this season.

However, they have picked up the same amount of points from their 14 Premier League matches this season as they have in the Champions League, and find themselves just two points and two places above the relegation zone.

Their home form has been decent, with three wins and three draws from seven games, but they’ve picked up just one point from a possible 21 on the road, and have conceded more than any other side away from home.

Foxes fans must be wondering how they can perform so well in Europe and struggle in the league, and it’s something Ranieri must find a solution to quickly otherwise the champions could be in a relegation scrap come May.