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Champions League September 16

UCL Fantasy team reveal: Big up front, double Dortmund defence

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The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League (UCL) campaign begins this week – and so does the competition’s official Fantasy game.

We’ll have plenty of UCL Fantasy coverage in preparation for the big kick-off, plus regular articles throughout the season.

Here, our resident European football expert Louis/FPL Reactions – who co-hosts the official UCL Fantasy podcast – gives us his Matchday 1 team reveal.

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Deciding on your chip strategy is key to building a squad. In my case, I’m fairly certain I will be using my Wildcard ahead of Matchday 6. This is mostly due to the major swing fixture swings in and around that week. It also helps that there is a lack of fixture swings between Matchdays 1-4.

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It appears I will be using both of my chips towards the latter part of the League Phase.

In Matchday 8, UCL Fantasy managers have access to all the line-ups – so those who use the Limitless chip can avoid any rotation, along with the obvious benefit of having an unlimited budget. This strategy forces me into picking players I think will be good long-term assets between Matchdays 1-5.

Two other tips I would give before building your squad are:

  • Be sure that your goalkeepers play on different days of the week until you plan on using a chip
  • Picking between the premium players can be difficult but captaincy is king, so be sure to have a captaincy option on all three days this week

Goalkeepers

UCL team reveal

Juventus have been exceptional defensively for some time and have excellent fixtures. As an avid Serie A Fantasy manager and someone who watches Italian football, buying a Juventus asset should be a shoo-in.

Between the sticks is new signing Michele Di Gregorio (€4.5m). The Italian was instrumental in three of the four consecutive clean sheets Juventus collected in their previous four league matches.

Finding a goalkeeper who pairs well with Di Gregorio was challenging but I have decided to back Atalanta’s Marco Carnesecchi (€4.5m). Whilst Gregorio faces Leipzig and Aston Villa in Matchdays 2 and 5, Carnesecchi comes up against Shakhtar and Young Boys.

Defenders

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  1. Crunchie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    This in the BBC Gossip column
    American businessman John Textor wants music star Jay-Z to join his bid to buy Everton. (Sun)​

    If he didn't have 99 more problems than that.

    https://x.com/HLTCO/status/1834317664954532009

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    1. have you seen cyan
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      oh nice, you just inspired me to play Jay-z and Linkin Park 99 problems

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      1. Pusey Patrol
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        • 3 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        I went for Nena's 99 red balloons.

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        1. Pusey Patrol
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          • 3 Years
          6 months, 19 days ago

          Sorry..I meant 99 red arrows...

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          1. have you seen cyan
            • 5 Years
            6 months, 19 days ago

            lol

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  2. Magic Zico
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    • 6 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Salah [C] and Vardy in ... wow what year is this? 😛

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    1. Tazah
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      i mean Salah C has been the past 5 years

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  3. Steevo
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    • 11 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    What's the template GW6 WC now?

    - Triple Arsenal
    - Double / Triple City
    - Double / Triple Brentford
    - Salah
    - Rogers + some other enablers

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    1. HelmutCool
      • 2 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Decided to skip GW6 wildcard. Came to the conclusion I can live with the deadweight in my team. Its really on the bench. Just getting Gaby in for a 4.0 defender and wildcarding most likely GW12 after the second international break.
      Or until some freak injurytrain forces me...

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    2. vova
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      - Arsenal (Raya, Gabriel, Saka, Havertz)
      - City (Lewis, Haaland)
      - Brentford (Flekken, Mbeumo)

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    3. JÆKS ⭐
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      My draft currently has 2/5 of your list 🙂

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    4. Tonyawesome69
      • 6 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Salah highly unlikely make my WC6 team

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    5. HelmutCool
      • 2 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      I get that Arsenal has 3 tempting fixtures after the citeh game. But gw 9,10,11 there is liverpool, newcastle and chelsea. Where as from gw12 the good run is for a long time...

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      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 6 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Clearly already forgetting the Arteta job done on Spurs playing deep and keeping xGC under 1.

        Arsenal is the tough fixture for opponents

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      2. RICICLE
        • 2 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Aside from Liverpool, those are not very tough fixtures for Arsenal

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  4. Runnerboy31
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Thoughts on this, using FTs:

    GW5: Isak to Vardy
    GW6: Son + Nedeljkovic to Saka and Gabriel

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    1. ljuta zena
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Between are CL games, so easy

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      1. Runnerboy31
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Sorry I’m not sure what you mean?

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    2. Runnerboy31
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      • 3 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Vardy is meant to be DcL

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    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 6 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Without any other info, sure transfers looks fine

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  5. Sandy Ravage
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Palmer + Isak > Salah + Vardy?

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  6. JBG
    • 6 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    https://x.com/TeamNewsFPL/status/1835752353309266133

    "Reece James has suffered a set-back in his return to Chelsea from a hamstring injury. The injury has not recovered as quickly as anticipated.

    There is no sign of an imminent return."

    Sadly I think he should just retire... his body is broken it seems.

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    1. have you seen cyan
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Broken leg getting milk out the fridge.

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    2. Tazah
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      shame, im sure he would have become the greatest right back in premier league history otherwise

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  7. have you seen cyan
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Someone show me a good team. Not some random team which has done well this week.

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    1. The FPL Units
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      • 15 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Why? You want to copy it?

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Yes!

        No. I don't think anyone knows what a good team looks like now.

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        1. The FPL Units
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          6 months, 19 days ago

          Yeah pricing is doing that. I think patience is required (says the guy who WC last week lol).

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          1. have you seen cyan
            • 5 Years
            6 months, 19 days ago

            wildcard is dangerous!

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    2. Greg F
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      Gabriel crying from 3rd bench in mine

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Ok thats a start, got Gabriel 3rd on the bench. What's the 11, Man U double-up?

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        1. Greg F
          • 15 Years
          6 months, 19 days ago

          yeah nearly covered Haaland but not quite this time.

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  8. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Good evening all!!

    Start two here….

    A- Robinson(Newcastle home)
    B- Lewis(Arsenal home)
    C- Konsa(Wolves home)
    D- Greaves(Saints away)

    Currently starting A and D, unsure if Lewis starts and don’t fancy Villa to keep a clean sheet currently

    Cheers everyone!!

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    1. Greg F
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 19 days ago

      yeah A and D I think

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      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
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        • 7 Years
        6 months, 19 days ago

        Thankyou mate!!

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  9. Nespinha
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 19 days ago

    Can anyone post the team mentioned in the post please?

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