Leicester City suffered an embarassing 5-0 defeat at the hands of Porto as the Foxes ended their group-stage campaign with a whimper.
The Foxes were already guaranteed their place in the last 16 of the Champions League but they were humiliated by a Porto side that dominated from start to finish at Estadio do Dragao.
In just the sixth minute, Porto went ahead when Andre Silva lost Jeffrey Schlupp in the penalty area to head home a corner from eight yards out.
However, a minute before the break, the Algerian international had his goal when he flicked the ball into the far corner after meeting Maxi Pereira’s cross from the byline.
Ranieri introduced both Leonardo Ulloa and Marc Albrighton at half time and it was Albrighton who added an immediate spark in the final third with his cross causing confusion in the penalty area before Demarai Gray volleyed over.
It wasn’t long until Porto got back on top, though, with Jota shooting just wide of the far post after turning Marcin Waslilewski while Brahimi forced a solid stop out of Hamer from 20 yards.
However, Porto did extend their advantage in the 64th minute when Silva netted from the penalty spot after Danny Drinkwater had pulled the striker down in the box.
Leicester were dealt a further blow when Drinkwater went off injured although his replacement Harvey Barnes was given the chance to make his first-team debut in a Champions League fixture.
It continued to get worse for his side, however, as Porto scored a fifth through Jota, who was played in on the edge of the penalty area before he sent a shot through the legs of Hamer.
Ulloa struck the crossbar for Leicester as they rallied briefly at the end of the match but the game had been over as a contest since Porto’s second goal and Ranieri has work to do to prepare his team for their Premier League clash with Manchester City at the weekend.
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