Champions League
30 September 2025 99 comments
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The 2025/26 UEFA Champions League (UCL) campaign returns on Tuesday – and so does the competition’s official Fantasy game.

Here, last year’s overall winner, Joaquín Roth (aka So VAR So Bad), shares his thoughts and reveals his Matchday 2 Limitless team.


After a mixed start in Matchday 1, when I scored 88 points to leave me 201k overall, I’m now turning my attention to Matchday 2 – and I have a big decision.

Limitless active!

My initial plan was to play the Wildcard in Matchday 4 and Limitless in Matchday 5/6, but injuries have already shaken things up.

That’s why I’ve decided to activate my Limitless in Matchday 2. With the fixtures on offer, this feels like the best opportunity to attack the weaker sides with the strongest squads, before returning to a more balanced, longer-term setup from Matchday 3 onwards.

Of course, the Limitless chip always comes with pressure. The need to differentiate from template teams is higher, and missing one or two highly-owned “explosive” players can feel costly. Still, I see it as the right route given the current landscape.

Fixtures & Strategy

UEFA Champions League (UCL) Fantasy: Scout Picks Matchday 12 1

Heading into Matchday 2, rumours are already swirling about potential rotations, but my strategy remains the same:

  • Target Bayern vs Pafos
  • Target Real Madrid vs Kairat (with the bonus that we’ll see their XI pre-deadline)
  • Lean on Inter assets hosting Slavia Praha
  • Add a couple of Arsenal picks at home to Olympiakos

Those four fixtures are the spine of my Limitless draft.

Current draft – with doubts noted

 

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  1. AAAFootball
      2 months, 6 days ago

      FPL UCL:

      1 defender and 1 mid needed, heaps of money, will ideally keep for several weeks

      Suggestions?

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        2 months, 6 days ago

        Can’t know the ones you don’t have. Maybe get Grimaldo & Salah

        1. AAAFootball
            2 months, 6 days ago

            Cheers, yes i had not considered those.

            For reference, i have

            Mctominay, Gnabry, Olise, Goncalves
            Upamecano, Dumfries, Porro, Quenda

            Replacing Raphinha and Rodinei

        2. The Mentaculus
          • 4 Years
          2 months, 6 days ago

          Are you maxed out on Real Madrid & Bayern? That'd be my first priority for this round. Otherwise, longer-term... looks like Yamal is back & you can't really go wrong with Arsenal defenders

          1. AAAFootball
              2 months, 6 days ago

              Maxxed on Bayern, but not sure how to go about madrid.

              Long long haul means possibility of rest? and rumors about vini benching would surely throw a spanner in the works.

              Who do you think will start from the gunners? unsure who to pick

              Yamal a good shout i agree, but do i wait till after paris? tough fixture but could easily be like 5-4 or something

              1. The Mentaculus
                • 4 Years
                2 months, 6 days ago

                Not many will have Bellingham since he wasn't fit for the first game I guess. I have Vini, just hoping he doesn't get benched again.

                I'm inclined to think that all PSG's attacking injuries might make for a tighter game, but I'm not really sure tbh. Personally had planned to bring in Yamal after this fixture (for Vini)

                1. AAAFootball
                    2 months, 6 days ago

                    Bellingham very smart, yes will likely pick him up

                    Any def suggestions?

                    1. The Mentaculus
                      • 4 Years
                      2 months, 6 days ago

                      Er, nothing groundbreaking.... I'd probably go for Gabriel/Timber

                      1. AAAFootball
                          2 months, 6 days ago

                          Cheers, plumped for calafiori in the end
                          Time will tell..
                          Also eventually went rodrygo instead of Bellingham as Jude is missing from a few predicted lineups

            • Count of Monte Hristo
              • 12 Years
              2 months, 6 days ago

              What do you make of FPL General sticking to no Salah, no Haaland? Apparently it’s to enjoy the game more and not rely on those two this season. Currently ranked 7.1 million, not too sure what enjoyment you get from that.

              1. Salarrivederci
                • 9 Years
                2 months, 6 days ago

                It's like spending your time playing golf every weekend using garden tools > golf clubs.

                Might be fun the first weekend.

              2. PartyTime
                • 4 Years
                2 months, 6 days ago

                Everyone is allowed to play the game with whatever approach they like. Personally, i like maverick managers because of their unorthodox approach. Boring doing what others do every time. The success tastes better when it works out, a disaster when it doesn’t like in this scenario.

                All in all, I don’t think Haaland & Salah should be left out of our teams because they their history.

                GL to him.

                1. Count of Monte Hristo
                  • 12 Years
                  2 months, 6 days ago

                  2 seasons ago I did the no Haaland for the full season and it never ended well. The weeks he failed and my picks did well my rank shot up although these weeks were significantly outweighed by Haaland’s good/great weeks and my rank then took a battering.

                  However, with 15 players to choose in our squads there are so many ways to be creative, maverick and finds those low owned players who give you that enjoyment while have 1-2 players that everyone else has but you know you can captain and not have your rank damaged while having a squad full of fun picks to try and better the masses.

              3. FantasyTony
                • 8 Years
                2 months, 6 days ago

                It’s almost like these guys are more interested in creating content and getting attention than actually playing the game and being found out as spoofers.

                1. Brosstan
                  • 11 Years
                  2 months, 6 days ago

                  Most of the CCs are not interested in playing the game at all. At this point they are just following AI to try as hard they can to cling to their claim of having a high rank on the all time best list. No willingness to follow intuition.

                  FPL General has chosen a silly way to be maverick that is just outright bad but at least he's not blindly following AI like Bigmanbakar, Ben Crellin and the other sheep.

                  1. Count of Monte Hristo
                    • 12 Years
                    2 months, 6 days ago

                    Yes the AI chimps are deplorable.

                    1. AAAFootball
                        2 months, 6 days ago

                        haha i only use fpl website plus here for fpl, and for other ones i like a bit of transfermarkt dabbling

                        So much good stuff in there.

                        I once asked AI who to pick for cwc fantasy, and it claimed that Desire Doue was doing very well at rennes and ought to be considered.

                    2. Weeb Kakashi
                      • 9 Years
                      2 months, 6 days ago

                      Bakar is just a sad excuse of a content creator. Pathetic rank In most of the seasons and he just cannot admit his shortcomings and move on

                2. Drizzle
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 2 Years
                  2 months, 6 days ago

                  I'm absolutely fine with it. Nothing wrong with an experiment in real time. Also, I prefer to watch content from people who are also doing badly if I am. Safe to say I'm avoiding videos with 'Triple Captain Success' this week, sickening stuff.

                3. The Knights Template
                  • 12 Years
                  2 months, 6 days ago

                  This site pays him money to reveal that team to you, each and every week! I’m sure he’s enjoying that!

                  1. Count of Monte Hristo
                    • 12 Years
                    2 months, 6 days ago

                    Cool

                4. Yozzer
                  • 8 Years
                  2 months, 6 days ago

                  Just a waste of time isn't it. A bit like listening his pods lol. He's obviously stopped taking the game seriously. I wonder if that will put people off watching and listening to him. Most people watch and listen so they can copy I imagine. No one is copying him

                  1. Brosstan
                    • 11 Years
                    2 months, 6 days ago

                    Yea. With all the content out there, who spends an hour listening to the podcast of someone whos ranked 7m.

                5. White Pony
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  2 months, 6 days ago

                  Probably got bored.

                6. ViperStripes
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 16 Years
                  2 months, 6 days ago

                  I like it. It wont' take many of the higher priced (but not Salah/Haaland) players to go on scoring streaks to shoot him up the ranks when the majority jsut wont' have the budget to include them all.

                  Season is a marathon not a sprint and Haaland has started well, but if he has a barren run for a few weeks most won't drop him until that few weeks becomes a much longer streak. Salah isn't performing well for 14.5m, it's unfortunate for General that many of the cheap mids are doing well so far but if Palmer, Saka, Foden, Isak all start becoming 'essential' that budget tied up will need to be released and General is ahead of the curve.

                7. x.jim.x
                  • 11 Years
                  2 months, 6 days ago

                  Why anybody pays any attention to an adult who pretends to be an army man while talking about a fantasy game, I'll never know

              4. PartyTime
                • 4 Years
                2 months, 6 days ago

                UCL fantasy
                1. Thuram v Slavia prague
                2. Gyökeres v Olympiakos

                Thanks

                1. SpaceCadet
                  • 11 Years
                  2 months, 6 days ago

                  1

                  1. PartyTime
                    • 4 Years
                    2 months, 6 days ago

                    Inter usually flatter to deceive. I think they win tonight, not sure they register lots of goals though. Arsenal, on the other hand, are capable of smashing Olympiakos 5-0. So 1 Inter, 1 Arsenal probably the way.
                    Turkish guy, Çalhanoğlu & greek kind of name, Gyökeres way forward

                    1. AAAFootball
                        2 months, 6 days ago

                        Agree that it will likely be 2-0

                        But i feel like thuram is the kind of guy who would score both those goals

                        Gyokeres is very capabble of winning 6-0 and getting hooked on 60, goalless

                  2. AAAFootball
                      2 months, 6 days ago

                      I have 1 and no desire to change

                      Kane the only foward i really covet but dont really have enough transfers to justify selling richarlison for him

                  3. Steavn8k
                    • 2 Years
                    2 months, 6 days ago

                    Finally getting rid of Sels. Just get Raya, or is there another good option I'm missing?

                    1. FantasyTony
                      • 8 Years
                      2 months, 6 days ago

                      I went Raya.

                    2. Drizzle
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 2 Years
                      2 months, 6 days ago

                      Raya probably best.

                    3. AAAFootball
                        2 months, 6 days ago

                        Robin Roefs is not for the faint of heart but potential to be one of the very best

                        1. Steavn8k
                          • 2 Years
                          2 months, 6 days ago

                          Have been considering, but a bit of a gamble yes.

                      • White Pony
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 7 Years
                        2 months, 6 days ago

                        I think a 4.5 like Roefs will match Raya for value. It depends what you do with the 1.0 I suppose, as to whether you come out on top from that equation.

                        1. Steavn8k
                          • 2 Years
                          2 months, 6 days ago

                          True, that is certainly worth considering. Not really lacking funds at the moment though, but the time for that may come of course.

                        2. Tomerick
                          • 11 Years
                          2 months, 6 days ago

                          It comes down to Raya and Burn or Roefs and Gabriel in my team. I’ve gone for the latter.

                    4. Drizzle
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 2 Years
                      2 months, 6 days ago

                      Annoyed by KDH undeserved yellow last night ruining my BB7 plans but on reflection it's OK, BB9 probably better anyway and KDH now has 5 clear games before his next ban...

                      Kind of sick of punting on teams that let me down. Add Everton and Spurs now to Forest and Villa.

                      1. Drizzle
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 2 Years
                        2 months, 6 days ago

                        Also KDH looks like just as good (or bad) an asset as Ndiaye but at 5m he's fine for an 8th attacker.

                        1. Brosstan
                          • 11 Years
                          2 months, 6 days ago

                          The yellow cards make him a pretty bad pick imo. Even if yesterday's was undeserved, 5 yellows in 6 GWs is awful

                          1. Drizzle
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 2 Years
                            2 months, 6 days ago

                            The last 2 were for taking a free kick too early (ffs) and a legitimate tackle. 3 in 6 if the refs were competent, which isn't too bad. Again, a nailed 5m asset playing as a 10, decent I think.

                    5. Robson-Canoe
                      • 10 Years
                      2 months, 6 days ago

                      Who is more nailed between Timber and Calafiori?

                      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                        • 11 Years
                        2 months, 6 days ago

                        Same imo

                        1. AAAFootball
                            2 months, 6 days ago

                            Perhaps Calafiori suffers less rotation?
                            But honestly go with your heart and keep alderete on the bench

                            1. AAAFootball
                                2 months, 6 days ago

                                (in case cala/timber doesnt play)

                          • Yozzer
                            • 8 Years
                            2 months, 6 days ago

                            I'd go for Timber . Califori is injury prone and likes a yc. Although white is better than skelley.

                        2. SpaceCadet
                          • 11 Years
                          2 months, 6 days ago

                          Best Sanchez replacement here under 4.5m?

                          Sanchez Dubravka
                          Gabriel Milenkovic Munoz vdv Gudmundsson

                          1. Tomerick
                            • 11 Years
                            2 months, 6 days ago

                            You won’t get one under 4.5 but Roefs for 4.5 looks good

                        3. The Knights Template
                          • 12 Years
                          2 months, 6 days ago

                          Free team reveal for all in the Kingdom, currently ranked well above all CCs!

                          Raya
                          Senesi, Richards, Munoz
                          Bruno, Gakpo, Reinjders, Semenyo
                          Haaland, Pedro, Ekitike

                          Dubravka, Anderson, Esteve, Anderson

                          OR 355k, 2m ITMP

                          1. AAAFootball
                              2 months, 6 days ago

                              Cheers, looks solid
                              Do you play UCL?

                            • Tired and weary
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 13 Years
                              2 months, 6 days ago

                              In The Mine Purse?

                              1. The Mentaculus
                                • 4 Years
                                2 months, 6 days ago

                                Good effort, but as a renowned scholar of TKT lore I can tell you it's 'money pit'

                          2. Magic Zico
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 7 Years
                            2 months, 6 days ago

                            Got 3M ITB, worth doing Richarlison > Gyokeres, or save FT?

                          3. Salarrivederci
                            • 9 Years
                            2 months, 6 days ago

                            Would you go with Gordon + Guiu (0,3 ITB) or Woltemade + Miley (0,5 ITB) ?
                            For what it's worth I think both are pretty nailed to start, but I don't know if Gordon is still on pens? Any Magpies out there knows who will take the next penalty?

                            Gives me:
                            Vicario
                            Gabriel - Virgil - Lacroix - Senesi - Andersen
                            Salah - Semenyo
                            Haaland - Mateta
                            + Gordon/Woltemade

                            (Dubravka, Le Fee, King, Miley/Guiu)

                            1. AAAFootball
                                2 months, 6 days ago

                                i would like wolte because he actually scores, plus miley is decent, plus i have an inherent dislike for gordon and can never really like him at all

                                1. Salarrivederci
                                  • 9 Years
                                  2 months, 6 days ago

                                  Thanks.
                                  The 0.5 also seems better than the 0.3 for future upgrades.

                                  If I knew Gordon would be taking penalties I'd probably pick him though.
                                  Think many of those next fixtures suits his strenghts.

                                  1. AAAFootball
                                      2 months, 6 days ago

                                      Yeah, as an Everton fan i still dont like the guy but can totally see why you would pick him if he had pens

                                      Although he did miss his most recent one, saved by good ole Jordan Pickford

                              • thetommy14
                                • 5 Years
                                2 months, 6 days ago

                                Xavi or Grealish out for Sarr?

                                1. Salarrivederci
                                  • 9 Years
                                  2 months, 6 days ago

                                  Grealish.

                                  Palace next without KDH and with Beto/Barry up front.
                                  Can't face City the week after either.

                                  1. AAAFootball
                                      2 months, 6 days ago

                                      Yeah, those two strikers are hopeless
                                      Less of a starting competition as a competition to see who needs to be benched the most

                                      1. Jet5605
                                        • 11 Years
                                        2 months, 6 days ago

                                        Everton should really go all out for Christmas Wood In January and ditch Beto. Barry is young and could still come good. Wood in between Grealish and Ndiaye would be gold.

                                        Can see Nuno also going in for Wood.

                                        1. Jet5605
                                          • 11 Years
                                          2 months, 6 days ago

                                          *Chris or maybe Wood for Christmas

                                          1. Sheffield Wednesday
                                            • 5 Years
                                            2 months, 6 days ago

                                            I did wonder why Yuletide logs had entered the conversation.

                                          2. Tomerick
                                            • 11 Years
                                            2 months, 6 days ago

                                            Can’t see Chris Wood for the [spruce] trees

                                2. Skogen89
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 12 Years
                                  2 months, 6 days ago

                                  Pedro > Gyokeres

                                  Or wirtz > bruno

                                  1. Lanley Staurel
                                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                    • 15 Years
                                    2 months, 6 days ago

                                    Im 90% set on Pedro to Gyokeres.

                                  2. Robson-Canoe
                                    • 10 Years
                                    2 months, 6 days ago

                                    I can tell you it felt so good to finally get rid of Wirtz, probably will score a hattrick against Chelsea now though

                                3. NobodyF*cksWithTheJesus
                                  • 14 Years
                                  2 months, 6 days ago

                                  WC questions

                                  Keep or sell Pedro?
                                  Any Newcastle players I should be looking at?
                                  Best of the mid-priced midfielders? Sarr/Grealish/Kudus etc

                                  Ta!

                                  1. the dom 1
                                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                    • 11 Years
                                    2 months, 6 days ago

                                    Woltemade

                                    1. NobodyF*cksWithTheJesus
                                      • 14 Years
                                      2 months, 6 days ago

                                      Could solve two questions! You think he's looked good enough to pick him?

                                  2. Yozzer
                                    • 8 Years
                                    2 months, 6 days ago

                                    This is one of my conundrums. Enzo has a better XG if you believe in XG. Pedro just seems to be playing outside the box at the moment. I want my strikers in the box

                                4. the dom 1
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 11 Years
                                  2 months, 6 days ago

                                  Which would you do ?

                                  a. Grealish > Eze for free

                                  b. Grealish & J Pedro > Eze & Woltemade for - 4

                                  Cheers

                                  1. NobodyF*cksWithTheJesus
                                    • 14 Years
                                    2 months, 6 days ago

                                    Don't think I'd take the hit , unless JP is injured maybe

                                5. TheBiffas
                                  • 5 Years
                                  2 months, 6 days ago

                                  Dubravka+Darlow anyone?

                                  1. Sheffield Wednesday
                                    • 5 Years
                                    2 months, 6 days ago

                                    Yeah, nah.

                                    1. TheBiffas
                                      • 5 Years
                                      2 months, 6 days ago

                                      Yeah or nah?

                                      1. Sheffield Wednesday
                                        • 5 Years
                                        2 months, 6 days ago

                                        Perri due back 18 October, so really it's just Dubravka effectively. Maybe that's enough but not for me.

                                        1. TheBiffas
                                          • 5 Years
                                          2 months, 6 days ago

                                          As I said below I'm not convinced Perri comes straight back in. Darlow has been solid in his absence and was good last year too

                                  2. The Mentaculus
                                    • 4 Years
                                    2 months, 6 days ago

                                    Perri almost back & Darlow taking some flak for setting up the wall for that Semenyo FK

                                    1. TheBiffas
                                      • 5 Years
                                      2 months, 6 days ago

                                      Haven't seen anything about that fk but the consensus from what I've seen is that it may be Darlow's spot to lose now... I don't mind set and forget Dubravka that much anyway

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

                                    Find the extra 0.5 for Petrovic/Roefs + Dubravka

                                    1. TheBiffas
                                      • 5 Years
                                      2 months, 6 days ago

                                      Probably sensible. Ta

                                6. Robson-Canoe
                                  • 10 Years
                                  2 months, 6 days ago

                                  Hi all, what are your thoughts on this WC team with BB8 in mind?
                                  Pope (Dubravka)
                                  Gabriel Timber Senesi (VdV Alderete)
                                  Sarr Semenyo Kudus Anthony (Enzo)
                                  Haaland Gyokeres J.Pedro

                                  1. Yozzer
                                    • 8 Years
                                    2 months, 6 days ago

                                    No Saka?

                                    1. Robson-Canoe
                                      • 10 Years
                                      2 months, 6 days ago

                                      Too expensive with his recent fitness troubles and unsure if he's still on pens.

                                      Double Arsenal defence is too tempting and Gyok is the most nailed player in that attack.

                                    2. WVA
                                      • 9 Years
                                      2 months, 6 days ago

                                      There’s no way to fit Saka and Gyokeres in really plus he has double Arsenal defence

                                  2. WVA
                                    • 9 Years
                                    2 months, 6 days ago

                                    Planning a post IB BB is asking for trouble!

                                    1. Robson-Canoe
                                      • 10 Years
                                      2 months, 6 days ago

                                      Yeah that's the only downside, will have to wait for the pressers before activating it, but the fixtures are very tempting. I can always postpone if too many doubts/injuries.

                                  3. Salarrivederci
                                    • 9 Years
                                    2 months, 5 days ago

                                    For WC7 BB8 I’d go:

                                    Pope - Dubravka
                                    Gabriel - Senesi - Guehi - Kilman - Alderete
                                    Salah - Semenyo - Stach - Le Fee - King
                                    Haaland - Gyokeres - Mateta

                                    1. Robson-Canoe
                                      • 10 Years
                                      2 months, 5 days ago

                                      Thanks but downgrading the team basically everywhere for a 14.5m player I won't even captain for the next 5 GWs is not for me.

                                      1. Salarrivederci
                                        • 9 Years
                                        2 months, 5 days ago

                                        Money is ‘just’ taken out of your midfield really. Helps avoiding benching headaches after BB.

                                        Keepers - Defense - Attack has not been dowgraded.

                                        But fair enough 🙂

                                7. Yozzer
                                  • 8 Years
                                  2 months, 6 days ago

                                  Who should be the absolute essentials on a WC? This isn't me trying to get my WC done for me btw. It's just I have some doubts on losing certain players

                                  1. Tomerick
                                    • 11 Years
                                    2 months, 6 days ago

                                    Haaland, Semenyo, Gabriel, Dubravka and that is probably it.

                                    1. Tomerick
                                      • 11 Years
                                      2 months, 6 days ago

                                      Actually, change Gabriel to Senesi

                                    2. Yozzer
                                      • 8 Years
                                      2 months, 6 days ago

                                      I'd agree on them mate . Senesi is annoying to not own too

                                8. bigbudgie
                                  • 11 Years
                                  2 months, 6 days ago

                                  Simple one
                                  Saka or Eze?
                                  Not sure what the stats are saying. And Saka more nailed on than Eze?

                                  1. Robson-Canoe
                                    • 10 Years
                                    2 months, 6 days ago

                                    Not simple at all, thought about it for a long time and went Gyok and double Ars defence instead. Eze will likely be rotated in and out - Arsenal have Trossard, Martinelli, Odegaard, Merino who could all play in his position.. And Saka has been too injury prone recently to justify the price - also does he still take pens? Too many uncertainties for both players imo.