Claudio Ranieri: We're in the Champions League, man!

[Ron Obvious]

This is great. Claudio Ranieri finally abandons his cool reserve and admits they're going for the title.

I was just listening to the BBC's 5 Live Daily, and they had a different take on this interview. They thought this was actually planned and deliberate on Ranieri's part to settle the mood at LCFC. I think they might be right: there was very noticeable tension last week against West Ham after Vardy was sent off, which didn't lift until the equalising penalty. Terrific management by Ranieri!

What a great story this is. I've been trying to explain how big and unlikely this whole thing is to people who aren't fans of this sport, and I just can't think of an American equivalent -- a #16 seed winning the NCAA? No, that's just a tournament.

[bixente]

1. Craziest thing in English footballing history

I've heard it compared with Kaiserslautern winning the Bundesliga back in 1997/8 I think it was, and they were promoted that very same year, but the money involved in the EPL - I think Raheem Sterling is worth twice as much as Leicester's entire squad. And of course, before the season started, their odds of winning the league were 5000/1. You'd get better odds for stupid things like the discovery of the Loch Ness monster, or Kim Kardashian becoming US President. :p

For next season they'll have better chances of hanging on to the likes of Mahrez and Kante with CL football on offer.