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Ferran Torres benched as €4.0m defender Puchacz starts for Poland

Ferran Torres (€8.0m) finds himself on the bench as Spain play their second match of EURO 2020.

The Manchester City man drops out of the line-up to be replaced by Gerard Moreno (€6.5m) as Luis Enrique persists with a 4-3-3 formation.

That shape means Dani Olmo (€7.0m) retains his starting berth on the other flank, with Alvaro Morata (€9.0m) through the middle.

Torres’ namesake Pau Torres (€4.5m) earns a second successive start alongside Aymeric Laporte (€6.0m) at centre-back in front of goalkeeper Unai Simón (€5.0m).

Poland have made some changes of their own, one of which includes €4.0m defender Tymoteusz Puchacz (€4.0m) coming in for Maciej Rybus (€5.0m) at left wing-back.

Spain XI: Simón; Alba, P Torres, Laporte, Llorente; González, Rodri, Koke; Olmo, Morata, Moreno.

Poland XI: Szczesny; Bednarek, Glik, Bereszynski; Puchacz, Moder, Klich, Jozwiak; Zielinski, Swiderski; Lewandowski.

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  1. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Alba looking essential

  2. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Ronaldo ruining yet abother GW urghh.

    Hope portugal get knocked out in GS

    1. OLD Rafiki
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      This

    2. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      He's still class. Thinks he's half his age.

  3. dirtmcgirt
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    If Pau Torres and Llorente get a clean sheet minimum my MD1 team would have scored higher than my my Limitless MD1 team. Lesson learned for next time! Now have to play my wildcard and hope for the best in rd16.

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Limitless MD1?

      1. dirtmcgirt
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        MD2*

    2. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      "lesson learnt - now to play my wildcard"

      1. dirtmcgirt
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        The lesson being not to use a chip in MD2 if possible.

        I have Eriksen, Ristowski, three Italian and two Dutch players, all rotation risks except maybe Donnarumma. Don't have much of a choice

        1. dirtmcgirt
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Oh and Foden who would be benched unless Southgate is Southgate again against the Czechs

          1. Utopsis
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 9 months ago

            But the people you'll be bringing in on WC are also rotation risks. I'm in a very similar situation to you and really can't see how anyone can pick a WC team with any confidence (outside the Italians who play 1st).

            I'll swap Eriksen for someone, and most likely Spinazzola (less likely to emerge from bench) using my 2FTs and roll the dice with everyone, but without my WC chip

  4. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Guys would u play the wc chip with these players?

    Spinazzola
    Beradi
    Eriksen
    Wijndal
    Denayer

    1. Avery
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Yep!

    2. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Yes. I only see Wijndal starting and even that isn't nailed

    3. Aster
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Yes

  5. tristanabc
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Is there a limitless MD3 template team doing the rounds?

  6. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Best option between

    A Shaqiri Yeremchuk or
    B Yarmolenko Moreno

    1. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      B

    2. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      B

  7. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Yaremchuk or G.Moreno for MD3?

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Y

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      That’s what I am wondering too! Leaning towards Yaremchuk

      1. Karan14
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        G.Moreno looks electric!

  8. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    A. Morata & Pesina
    B. Belloti & Olmo

    1. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Tough one. Probably B.

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers mate

  9. fenixri
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    How is Jordi Alba looking? Cant watch game

    1. Avery
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Very good!

    2. Dash444
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Almost got an assist just before half time. Looks lively imho.

    3. Avery
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Clean sheet lost

  10. Avery
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    With all the potential Italian rotation I’m going in for Ramsey.

  11. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Posted on wrong article just now.

    MD3 surely the best time to play limitless chip, no?

    You don’t permanently lose your star players from teams that have already qualified for the knockout stage, but you get to replace them for one game with players likely to start, right?

    1. Belli2007
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Yes. Wishing I had played this way round. Just played in MD2 and so will now play WC to ship everyone out and will need to bring everyone back in for R16 but will no doubt lose value

  12. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Simon CS gone.

  13. dark91
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    You should have scored last week when I had you Lewa

  14. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Spain pen incoming

  15. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Moreno pen won

  16. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Is Havertz + Gnabry on WC too much?

    1. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Nope

    2. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Not at all, but Gosens should be first pick.

    3. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Cheers both

  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    That’s not any different from the sterling one last night

  18. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Never a pen. No goalscoring opportunity denied as he had already kicked it.

    1. Pariße
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      My god, man. The goalscoring opportunity was never in question for penalties. The rule is whether therr was a foul or not.

    2. Avery
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      He followed through and stamped on his foot

  19. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Moreno pen miss and Morata misses open goal off the rebound

  20. mezza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Crazy amount of missed pens this tournament

    1. Earwicker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Can't wait for the knockout shoot outs!

    2. Andy'81
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I can't believe theirs so many left footed penalty takers, I've never liked them.

    3. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Surprisingly I was lucky enough to have 3 of the 4 penalties scored.

  21. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Would like to see Morata vs Werner best out of 9 penalty shootout. Might take a while...

  22. Pariße
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Morata really is awful. Chelsea got scammed so much back in the day.

  23. BOATIES FC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Yaramchuk Moreno Embolo
    KDB Perisic Pessina
    Meunier Stones R.Rodriguez Toloi
    Safanov
    Simon Gnabry Havertz Goosen

    My wildcard draft. Obv the two Italians is dependent on the team leak being correct. Any obvious mistakes?

  24. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Who's on pens for Switzerland?

    1. Alcapaul
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Ricardo Rodriquez

    2. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Rodriguez

    3. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Cheers both

  25. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Game needs some Pedri magic and points!

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      And traore

  26. Defochibe
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Should i play limitless or wc for MD3?

    1. LSK
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      WC. Limitless can hurt in later rounds because the team you get back after LL will be 2 rounds behind.

      1. rrcmc
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Aren’t you behind the curve of changes though if Use LL in knockouts?

        1. LSK
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Yep. I meant LL in MD3. Typo/brainfart. LL in later stages will leave you 2 rounds behind and your team in disarray.

    2. rrcmc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I’m in two minds. LL has potential in KO phase but then you might play LL and the round later, you could need to make many changes to get a team out depending on how the games have turned out

      1. RogDog_jimmy
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah I don’t like it.
        Let’s say you LL in the round of 8 after WC in round of 16.
        You’ll roll the team from WC16 into round of 4. So 12 teams will have been knocked out.

        You can only have 3 from a team in wc16 so you have max 12 players assuming you pick the four teams right to go for 3 players.

        It’s super hard I think.

        LL is for the group stage.

    3. Old Bull
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      The scope for returns will lessen from GW16 onwards. If you’ve already played your WC then limitless seems sensible. If not, I’d WC and save it for the last 8. This game is ll about building up your lead in the first few rounds.

      1. rrcmc
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        But what if you have both available. Both have different pros and cons and both really give the same result as you can also find a decent team for 100 mil

        1. RogDog_jimmy
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          If you have both use LL in MD3.
          100%.

          Having 2 WC for knockouts is a great position to be in.

        2. Old Bull
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          Yes I agree, the pricing does not guarantee success. I’ve used the limitless this matchday with limited success, 59pts, only 2 more than MD1. But it was fun picking the side I wanted without even looking at player prices. I just think there was more scope to get those points now, than there will be in later rounds because of the shrinking options.

          1. RogDog_jimmy
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 9 months ago

            It’s not about the pricing.

            If you use a limitless your team reverts to the previous matchday.

            In the KO round that would mean having a team from 16 teams to 4 teams or from 8 to 2 teams.

            With only 1 round of transfers to fix it.

    4. RogDog_jimmy
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      The only round in the knockout to potentially use the LL is in the final game week I think.

      No other one is smart.

  27. tristanabc
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    My limitless MD3 draft. Anything obvious to change?

    Neuer Sommer
    Meunier Emerson Rodriguez Alba Gosens
    KDB Chiesa Yarmo Perisic Gnabry
    Yaremchuk Belotti Embolo

    1. Old Bull
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Similar to mine and probably to a good many others

    2. BOATIES FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I like it.

    3. CornerTakenQuicklyOrigi
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Perhaps it's just me but I'm considering between the front 3 you have, as well as Braithwaite, Mbappe, Kane, Malen and Morata.

      1. RogDog_jimmy
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Kane has been terrible so far.
        Can’t imagine spending the money on him.

        1. CornerTakenQuicklyOrigi
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          But it's Harry Kane. (only because of the Limitless chip, and he's a captain option for day 3 *if no Perisic, otherwise I wouldn't touch him)

          1. RogDog_jimmy
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 9 months ago

            aye fair enough. He might come good. England have to change it up though.

  28. Old Bull
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Spain looking tidy but toothless

  29. Stranger Mings
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Based on below MD3 clean sheet % isn’t skelenburg good pick or is krul putting people off? If not him what about Bachman ?

    BEL: 60%
    SPA: 60%
    GER: 56%
    ITA: 56%
    NED:52%
    ENG: 48%
    UKR:45%
    AUT: 45%
    DEN: 44%
    SUI:40%
    FRA: 38%
    SWE:36%
    CRO: 33%
    POL:29%
    SCO: 29%
    POR: 29%
    WAL: 20%
    RUS:20%
    CZE: 20%
    TUR: 18%
    FIN: 14%
    MKD:11%
    SVK: 10%
    HUN: 8%

  30. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Vermaelen or Meunier?

    1. marcos11
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Meunier, think he starts due to a lack of cover with Castagne out