Claudio Ranieri guided Leicester to the Premier League title last season

Leicester City have been handed a significant boost as they look to defend their Premier League crown in the 2016/17 season.

In Wednesday morning's Premier League fixture announcement, Claudio Ranieri's side were handed six Premier League home games directly after their Champions League group matches.

It is an incredible stroke of luck which gives the Foxes the chance to recuperate after their European excursions without having to contend with arduous away trips a few days later.

Leicester's Champions League rivals have not been so fortunate. Tottenham, by contrast, have four Premier League away games out of six after their Champions League group fixtures, including daunting visits to Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United.

The Gunners have four home games out of six, while Pep Guardiola's Manchester City will be at home in three out of six if they successfully navigate their Champions League qualifying play-off in August, with the two legs of that tie coming either side of a trip to Stoke.

Champions League group stage schedule Matchday one: Sep 13-14

Matchday two: Sep 27-28

Matchday three: Oct 18-19

Matchday four: Nov 1-2

Matchday five: Nov 22-23

Matchday six: Dec 6-7

In the Europa League, Jose Mourinho's Manchester United have three home games out of six directly after their group games, the same number as Southampton, who qualified for the competition with a sixth-placed finish last season.

Slaven Bilic's West Ham will also have an even split of home and away games - but they must navigate two qualifying rounds in order to reach the group stages.

Europa League group stage schedule Matchday one: Sep 15

Matchday two: Sep 29

Matchday three: Oct 20

Matchday four: Nov 3

Matchday five: Nov 24

Matchday six: Dec 8

From Leicester to West Ham, here's our full breakdown of each side's post-European Premier League fixtures…

Leicester's PL fixtures after CL games Sep 17: Burnley (h)

Oct 1: Southampton (h)

Oct 22: Crystal Palace (h)

Nov 5: West Brom (h)

Nov 26: Middlesbrough (h)

Dec 10: Manchester City (h)

Arsenal's PL fixtures after CL games Sep 17: Hull (a)

Oct 1: Burnley (a)

Oct 22: Middlesbrough (h)

Nov 5: Tottenham (h)

Nov 26:Bournemouth (h)

Dec 10: Stoke (h)

Tottenham's PL fixtures after CL games Sep 17: Sunderland (h)

Oct 1: Manchester City (h)

Oct 22: Bournemouth (a)

Nov 5: Arsenal (a)

Nov 26: Chelsea (a)

Dec 10: Manchester United (a)

Manchester City's PL fixtures after CL games Aug 20: Stoke (a)

Aug 27: West Ham (h)

Sep 17: Bournemouth (h)

Oct 1: Tottenham (a)

Oct 22: Southampton (h)

Nov 5: Middlesbrough (h)

Nov 26: Burnley (a)

Dec 10: Leicester (a)

Manchester United's PL fixtures after EL games Sep 17: Watford (a)

Oct 1: Stoke (h)

Oct 22: Chelsea (a)

Nov 5: Swansea (a)

Nov 26: West Ham (h)

Dec 10: Tottenham (h)

Southampton's PL fixtures after EL games Sep 17: Swansea (h)

Oct 1: Leicester (a)

Oct 22: Manchester City (a)

Nov 5: Hull (a)

Nov 26: Everton (h)

Dec 10: Middlesbrough (h)

West Ham's PL fixtures after EL games Aug 20: Bournemouth (h)

Aug 27: Manchester City (a)

Sep 17: West Brom (a)

Oct 1: Middlesbrough (h)

Oct 22: Sunderland (h)

Nov 5: Stoke (h)

Nov 26: Manchester United (a)

Dec 10: Liverpool (a)

Premier League and European fixtures are subject to change.