The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League (UCL) campaign returns today – and so does the competition’s official Fantasy game.
As part of our partnership with StatsBomb, we take a look at which players were racking up the most shots, key passes and expected goals (xG) in Matchday 1.
We also review the attacking and defensive numbers at team level.
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PLAYERS: SHOTS
Ousmane Dembele (€8.5m) racked up eight shots in Paris Saint-Germain’s hard-fought 1-0 win over Girona but was often erratic and wasteful in front of goal.
He’s been left out of Luis Enrique’s squad to face Arsenal on Tuesday.
PSG team-mates Achraf Hakimi (€5.5m) and Randal Kolo Muani (€7.5m) also feature, with six and five shots respectively.
Hakimi took on a particularly advanced role in Matchday 1:
7 days, 20 hours ago
I did a rookie mistake in ucl fantasy. Sold barcola for raphinha which was fine. To fund it i sold Guerrero to rico lewis. Problem is now i have excl. Gk only 2 playing tmrw!
Dont know who to bench. Reluctantly benching hakimi but will be stupid if rico doesn't start