How to play FanTeam’s €30k Pursuit Fantasy game for England v Ukraine

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The final two EURO 2020 quarter-finals take place this evening and there is a dedicated FanTeam Fantasy game for both matches.

Czech Republic v Denmark is up first but the standout tie for many of us is England’s clash with Ukraine, which could see the Three Lions through to their first European Championship semi-finals in a quarter of a century.

There’s s a prize pool of €30,000 on offer for FanTeam’s event in this fixture, with €3.5k going to the winner and money dished out to the leading 1,035 managers.

This Pursuit game is a five-a-side Fantasy tournament with a twist, where players are handicapped with plus/minus bonus points according to how good (or bad) a performance is expected from them.

For example, Jordan Pickford begins the quarter-final on -1.00 bonus points to reflect England’s favourite tag status and their own uncanny ability to keep a clean sheet. His opposite number, Georgiy Bushchan, is, by contrast, handed a +1.00 start.

Entries cost €10/£9, with up to 100 teams allowed per person.

ENTER YOUR OWN TEAM HERE

HOW TO PLAY: A BASIC GUIDE

Let’s boil it down to the basics: Fantasy managers need to pick five players in total, with no limitation on how many England or Ukraine assets you can select.

FanTeam managers can pick up to:

• 1 Goalkeeper
• 5 Defenders
• 5 Midfielders
• 3 Forwards

There are no player prices, so you can stock up on as many of the premium assets as you so wish – although the ‘better’ players with the more appealing fixtures tend to be the ones more heavily handicapped.

Captains get double playing and bonus points, while vice-captains are awarded 1.5 times their returns.

There are two other aspects worthy of mention at this point:

• Stacking Penalty: If you decide to double up (or more!) on goalkeepers/defenders from the same team, you’ll receive one fewer clean sheet point for every extra player you select.
• Safety Net: There is no bench or autosubs in Pursuit mode. Instead, any selected player who fails to start will be replaced by a team-mate from the same club, in the same position, with an equal or cheaper price.

SCORING SYSTEM

FPL managers looking for a way to make their knowledge pay will have no trouble picking up FanTeam‘s familiar scoring system.

Think of it as FPL without the bonus points, with a few other exceptions – detailed in the graphic above.

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