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Leicester must learn to cope with pressure of being champions, says Leonardo Ulloa

Leonardo Ulloa celebrates scoring the second goal for Leicester
Image: Leonardo Ulloa wants Leicester to rise to the pressure of being Premier League champions

Leonardo Ulloa says Leicester City must learn to cope with the pressure of being Premier League champions.

After Sunday's stalemate with Southampton, Claudio Ranieri's side trail leaders Manchester City by 10 points.

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Leicester's fortunes have been vastly different from last season, in which they only lost three league games on their way to the Premier League title.

"It's so difficult, in every game every team wants to beat us because we are the champions," Ulloa told LCFC TV.

Leicester City players celebrate winning the Premier League title during a training session at Belvoir Drive
Image: Leicester won the Premier League by a 10-point margin last season

"We need to consider that and it's more difficult than the last year. We need to keep going and work. We are improving in training and in every game."

Leicester may consider themselves lucky to have grabbed a point against Southampton, as Charlie Austin hit the post in the first half before being denied by Kasper Schmeichel after the break.

Leicester City's Italian manager Claudio Ranieri shouts instructions to his players from the touchline during the UEFA Champions League group G football ma
Image: Claudio Ranieri's side have won back-to-back games in the Champions League

"It was a difficult game, they played well and had some chances so the point was good for us," Ulloa added.

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"Some players are going with their national teams now and the others rest but we need to think about the next game."

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Leicester play Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in their next Premier League fixture on October 15, live on Sky Sports 1 HD, before they host FC Copenhagen in the Champions League.

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