As we mentioned previously, we’re joining forces with Fantasy iTeam (FiT) for this season’s Champions League campaign. Having supported their popular World Cup game, we’ve teaming up once again to cover Europe’s elite club competition, with Matchday 2 only hours away.
A free Fantasy football app, FiT is available on a number of mobile devices, including iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android. It’s free to download and play, so you can already go in and start drafting up your starting XI, with unlimited transfers right up until 10 minutes before this evening’s kick-off – please note that the first fixture of Matchday 2, between CSKA Moscow and Bayern Munich, gets underway at 5pm GMT.
We’re supporting FiT throughout the competition and have an official Fantasy Football Scout League, with an iPad mini available to the winner. There’s also a VIP European Match Day Experience for two on offer for the overall winner of the Fantasy iTeam Champions League game.
Having rolled out a Rule Guide and taken a look at some of the best budget options in the player price list, we now get to grips with the upcoming schedule and offer four player tips for both Tuesday and Wednesday’s matches.
Tuesday
Priced at just 7.2, Kolbeinn Sigthorsson looks an in-form option as Ajax make their way to APOEL Nicosia this evening. The Dutch side have already picking up a point in their group opener at home to PSG and will be hoping their Icelandic centre-forward can replicate the form that saw him fire a weekend hat-trick in a 5-2 rout at NAC Breda.
Schalke’s Eric Choupo-Moting is another reasonably priced option for tonight’s matches. Coming in at 8.4, the Cameroon international has grabbed three goals and a pair of assists in six league appearances so far and is likely to play a part in the final third as his side play host to minnows Maribor.
Despite netting a hat-trick in Porto’s 6-0 rout of BATE Borisov, Yacine Brahimi sets you back a mere 5.7 for Match Day 2. The Algerian has now served up four goals and three assists in seven appearances across all competitions this term and looks in the mood as his side travel to Shakhtar Donetsk.
Bayern’s Mario Gotze is also on our radar for a trip to CSKA Moscow. The home side face a tough task of recovering from a 5-1 hammering at the hands of Roma last time out and with four goals in five league starts, Gotze – who also supplied the assist for Jerome Boateng’s winner against City in Matchday 1 – seems excellent value at just 7.3.
Wednesday
Ibrahim Afellay remains very kindly priced as Olympiacos head to Swedish club Malmo tomorrow evening. The on-loan Dutchman was instrumental in a 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid last time around, grabbing a goal and assist, and at just 5.7, he looks an excellent midfield option against the Group A underdogs.
Zenit’s Salomond Rondon is another man in form ahead of a home clash with Monaco. The Venezuelan has scored seven times in as many starts this season and, priced at 8.3, looks the man most likely to fire his side to a second successive group stage victory.
Kevin Grosskreutz is a very budget-friendly midfield option for Dortmund’s trip to Anderlecht. Coming in at just 5.9, the left winger supplied both assists in the 2-0 win over Arsenal in Matchday 1 and his creativity is likely to be instrumental again as Jurgen Klopp’s side look for another win.
While Real Madrid’s trip to Ludogorets will be heavily targeted by Fantasy managers, we’re turning to the other match in Group B for our final selection. Veteran Marco Streller has notched five times in eight appearances for FC Basel this season and his eye for goal could well take advantage of Liverpool’s porous defence in Switzerland tomorrow evening.
Fantasy Football Scout League
We’ve already set up an official Fantasy Football Scout league for you to join, with an iPad mini on offer to the winner – the league name is Fantasy Football Scout and the pin is 11155.
