England striker Jamie Vardy says Leicester City have no intention of treating the Champions League as some sort of belated Premier League victory parade, and are ready to add another chapter to last season's stunning success story.
The club travel to Belgium to take on Club Brugge at the Jan Breydel Stadium on Wednesday in their opening group fixture, and Vardy says he wants the Foxes to make an impact on the competition, given English clubs have struggled at Europe's elite level in recent years.
"We definitely want to make a mark in this tournament," Vardy said.
"We don't just want to sit there and roll over and get beat every time we play in the Champions League.
"We want to give it a good go. I think if we play anywhere near how we have played, especially all last season, then why can't we?"
Vardy said Champions League football would be another chance for the unheralded club to prove themselves on the biggest stage, and that the players were determined to enjoy it.
"But we're not there just to be walked all over," he added.
Claudio Ranieri's side have been handed a favourable draw, placed in Group G alongside Porto, Copenhagen and Brugge.
And despite remaining upbeat about his club's chances, Vardy knows they will have their work cut out.
"I think every game in our group will be tough," he said.
"It doesn't matter who you are playing, they've qualified for a reason."
Vardy's goal-scoring exploits fired Leicester to the club's first-ever English league title by 10 points last season after netting 24 goals.
As the Champions embark on their title defence, Ranieri has urged referees to protect Vardy as he prepared for life as a 'marked man'.
But that's not a challenge that has fazed the Sheffield-born striker, who was plying his trade in non-league football four seasons ago.
"That's up to me to get on the training field and adapt my game and come back with answers to them stopping me," Vardy said.
"We don't feel like we're in for a tougher test this year.
"At the end of the day we weren't supposed to win the league last year and we're not supposed to win it again this year."
Leicester remain on four points from four matches after the club's 4-1 defeat at Liverpool on Saturday, after what has been a lacklustre start to their 2016/17 campaign.
