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A Fans’ Guide To Legia’s Europa League Visit

Legia Warsaw are the final Group C opponent to meet Leicester City on Filbert Way as the UEFA Europa League group stage moves towards its climax.
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The penultimate round of fixtures commence this week with the visitors to Leicester City Stadium taking on Brendan Rodgers’ side in an 8pm kick-off on Thursday evening.

And the group table is finely poised heading into matchday five, with Legia currently occupying second place, one place and one point ahead of Leicester, who have won one and drawn two of their four pool matches so far.

Ahead of what promises to be an enthralling encounter, take a look all the information you need to know…

Who's starring on LCFC TV?

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Leicester City Stadium

There will be comprehensive matchday coverage available for free on LCFC TV and LCFC Radio.

From 6:30pm on Thursday, Matchday Live begins, with presenter Dan Bates set to be joined by former City stars Matt Elliott and Dean Hammond for 90 minutes of pre-match discussion. Gerry Taggart, on the other hand, will be alongside commentator John Dunn in the pressbox.

Live commentary starts at 7:50pm and can be found, for free, on the LCFC.com Match Centre. All pre and post-match broadcasting, including another half an hour of analysis and reaction, will be made available across @LCFC social media, so the Blue Army won't miss a thing from Filbert Way.

After full-time, reaction from inside the Leicester dressing room will be posed to LCFC TV, while highlights and goals will also be available shortly afterwards.

What's the officiating team?

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Deniz Aytekin
Deniz Aytekin

An all-German officiating team will oversee Thursday's fixture at Leicester City Stadium.

German referee Deniz Aytekin will take charge of proceedings on Filbert Way, alongside assistant referees Christian Dietz and Markus Sinn. Martin Petersen, meanwhile, is the fourth official, with Harm Osmers and Bastian Dankert in control of VAR.

When does everything happen?

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UEFA Europa League shirt badge

Leicester City are competing in their second consecutive season of European competition.

A handy guide of the key events ahead of Thursday evening's UEFA Europa League action…

Event Time
Matchday Live starts on LCFC TV 6:30pm
Team news confirmed on @LCFC social media 6:45pm approx
Commentary starts on LCFC Radio 7:50pm
Kick-off 8pm
Full-time 9:45pm approx
Two-minute goals video on LCFC TV 12am (Friday)
Full highlights on LCFC TV 12am (Saturday)

What happened last time against Legia?

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Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall in action against Legia on his UEFA Europa League debut.

The current Ekstraklasa champions came out on top at Marshall Józef Piłsudski's Municipal Stadium thanks to Mahir Emreli’s 31st-minute strike in the Polish capital on matchday two.

When can I catch match highlights?

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Daniel Amartey
Daniel Amartey

Defender Daniel Amartey netted the crucial equaliser against Spartak Moscow last time out in the Europa League.

Approximately two hours after full-time, after midnight on Friday, fans will be able to view a short highlights package video via LCFC TV, which can be accessed for free via the Club's official website for Digital Members (free sign-up).

Extended highlights will then be available to watch from after midnight (12am) on Saturday, while goals and short social clips are set to be posted on @LCFC social channels from the same time. 

All times GMT unless stated otherwise.

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