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Dugout Discussion December 11

Crucial Champions League action has huge FPL implications

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Tonight’s Champions League matches could have a huge impact on the Fantasy Premier League 2018/19 landscape.

Both Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, whose assets have been popular this season, are in action in the European competition.

Qualification to the knockout stages is on the line, with neither club assured of their fate.

Liverpool must beat Napoli to stand any chance of progressing, and may also have to rely on results elsewhere.

If Red Star Belgrade beat PSG then a victory of any sort will suffice, but if the French side are victorious then Liverpool must either win 1-0 or by two clear goals.

A one-goal margin of victory will not be enough if Napoli score.

Meanwhile, Spurs need to match Inter Milan’s result against PSV to secure passage to the next round.

That is not something to be assured of given that Mauricio Pochettino’s men are facing Barcelona at the Camp Nou.

At this stage, either one of Liverpool or Tottenham could end up in the Europa League or be eliminated from continental competitions altogether.

Either scenario would have a big impact on Fantasy. Europa League fixtures would mean a greater concentration of Sunday matches, especially pertinent for those playing the Sky Sports game.

Furthermore, either one of those clubs being knocked out altogether would potentially heighten the appeal of their Fantasy options with fewer fixtures to fulfil in 2019.

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  1. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Pool and Spurs both to qualify

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    1. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Spurs wont

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      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Have you seen Barca’s starting lineup?

        I think they will win.

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        1. Pieterke30
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Actually no I hadnt. They probably will then.

          A gift from Barca!

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    2. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      We've conquered all of Europe
      We're never gonna stop

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  2. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Best Brooks replacement for the next 6 weeks or so?

    A) Snodgrass
    B) Gundogan
    C) Schurrle
    D) Townsend
    E) Paterson

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    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      A

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    2. Soapy
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      A

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    3. GXNG
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Why do you want to replace him? Just curious.

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      1. Dybala10
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Barely playing 60 minutes and no returns while other fodder look like they have higher ceilings now.

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  3. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I don't know which game to watch

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    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I’m watching Barca v Spurs.

      I think it’ll be the better game and I get to scout Spurs assets.

      We all know everything about Liverpool assets already.

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Spurs to bottle an important game. Nothing to really see

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        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Of course Barcelona are such a shocking team that the only way Spurs can't get a result is by bottling it.

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          1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Half the team is rested. Spurs are supposed to be a quality team? If they can't win this they should be embarrassed

            But it's spurs

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            1. George Sillett
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              You say some pretty stupid things generally and this is right up there.

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            2. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Ridiculous comment. Coutinho and Dembele cost more than this entire Spurs team, so not as easy a fixture as you seem to think.

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              1. Numb
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Plus they’ve got players like Andre Gomes who can’t get near the team

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            3. Business Cat
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              The half that's left includes Coutinho, Dembele, Rakatic, Vidal...it's "quite" good

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    2. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Has to be pool since both teams have something to play for

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    3. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Nahhh. Liverpool better game. Barca lineup is poor

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    4. Rash
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Bt goals show, get a mixture

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    5. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Both will be good

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  4. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Keeping an eye on Mane tonight. May choose him over Salah when i wc. But something about Salah 🙂

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  5. kennethrhcp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    some of the comments in your preseason expectations/aims question were funny... lots aim crazy high but their history reads like they should re-evaluate... the great Phil Dunphy once said: "The most amazing things that can happen to a human being will happen to you, if you just lower your expectations" 🙂

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    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Said the auditor!

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  6. WVA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Need another wildcard! Want rid of Ryan, TAA, Martial, Wilson, Lacazette and Hojbjerg. Who to sell first?

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  7. BON
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    A spokesman for the Premier League said:

    "The clubs voted at the last Premier League Annual General Meeting to modify the rule regarding clubs fielding full strength teams (E.20).

    "From 2011/12 onwards the rule will allow any combination of players included in a club's 25-man squad list to be selected for a Premier League fixture.

    "The 25-man squad rules do allow clubs to pick Under-21 players beyond those named in their squad list and, with this in mind, it was agreed by the clubs that it was appropriate for the rule to remain in place in order to ensure the integrity of the competition."

    Do UEFA have a similar rule?

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  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Bye bye spurs

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  9. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Lol @ spurs believers

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  10. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    This Napoli side are really good.

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  11. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    KWP got done

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  12. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    bye bye Spuds

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  13. Mysterion
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Robbo +BPS

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  14. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Robbo essential. Salah past it!

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  15. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Walker-Peters looks a tidy little player... Poor kid, he will feel terrible after that.

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  16. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Could see that coming a mile off. Walker-Peters should have gone to Specsavers

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  17. WVA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Can't believe I sold Robertson for TAA, not even in similar leagues.

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  18. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Wtf Salah

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  19. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Oh no. Spurs CS gone.

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  20. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Score another one, Barca!

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  21. The Left Duke #3
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Spurs doing what they do best. Bottling it

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    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Why are you assuming that if they losing that they are bottling it ?
      They are playing Barcelona ffs. ( I am not a Spurs fan).

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      1. The Left Duke #3
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Barcelona team that were through and didnt start Messi and Suarez. Spurs have done nowt for years. Always in the big games they bottle it. Got lucky last night. Inter threw it away

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  22. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    PSG winning

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  23. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Poch can rest Son now and let Moura play

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  24. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Robbo could well be the best left back in the world at the moment.

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  25. BON
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    GTG this week?

    Patrício
    Alonso, Robertson, Doherty
    Salah, Sterling, Anderson, Richarlison, Fraser
    Kane, Wilson

    (Hamer, Kamara, Wan-Bissaka, Bennett)

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Double Wolves defence is risky.....

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      1. BON
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Patrício needs to go but no FTs left

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  26. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Inter losing

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  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Van dijk yellow

    Suspended for next round of they go through. Big loss

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    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Suspended for Europa League*

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    2. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Better being suspended for round of 16 first leg than a later stage

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  28. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    PSV leading. LOL

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  29. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Dembele-Kane theory to re-open?

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  30. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Send him off, ref! 🙂

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