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UCL Fantasy Matchday 8: Ed’s team reveal + Limitless draft

29 January 2025 182 comments
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The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League (UCL) returns on Wednesday with Matchday 8 – and so does the competition’s official Fantasy game.

Here, Ed, another one of our resident European football doyens and a co-host of the official UCL Fantasy podcast, drops by to give us his team reveal, players to target and hypothetical Limitless draft.

You can get his weekly thoughts in more detail via a weekly UCL Fantasy newsletter.

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If you aren’t aware, all Matchday 8 fixtures will take place tonight at 20:00 GMT. This means we’ll see 36 starting line-ups before the deadline and don’t need bench depth.

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  1. Free Hat
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Versus Bou these days you always expect the strongest possible line up in Gakpo,Diaz,Salah.

    But, Id be inclined to say the same for Everton derby away...

    So no worries for anyone holding a Liverpool attacker I would say, except when it is Jota or Darwin...

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    1. Strike me a Gakpose
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      No chance Gakpo starts on Saturday with only 2 days rest

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      1. Free Hat
        • 6 Years
        10 months, 20 days ago

        He will

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        1. Strike me a Gakpose
          • 12 Years
          10 months, 20 days ago

          lol

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        2. PartyTime
          • 4 Years
          10 months, 20 days ago

          Gakpo owner spotted!

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          1. Free Hat
            • 6 Years
            10 months, 20 days ago

            Not yet..., but (still) planning on it!

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      2. theplayer
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 20 days ago

        Nonsense. Players start on Wed then Sat all the time.

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      3. No Kane No Gain
        • 7 Years
        10 months, 20 days ago

        No chance?! What you been smoking. I can see Gakpo subbed off at 55 mins and he had a rest last champs league game I believe

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        1. Strike me a Gakpose
          • 12 Years
          10 months, 20 days ago

          Gakpo owner by any chance?

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          1. x.jim.x
            • 11 Years
            10 months, 20 days ago

            Spent all last week named “Gakpo Is A Trap” only to have him drop 16 points on your head by any chance?

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            1. Utopsis
              • 5 Years
              10 months, 20 days ago

              Those points were delicious as no one in my main ML had him

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          2. Utopsis
            • 5 Years
            10 months, 20 days ago

            Gakpo non-owner by any chance?

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            1. PartyTime
              • 4 Years
              10 months, 20 days ago

              Gakpo owner number 2 spotted!

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              1. Utopsis
                • 5 Years
                10 months, 20 days ago

                Guilty as charged. Looking forward to my DGW haul as people avoid him for starting today, absolute result

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                1. PartyTime
                  • 4 Years
                  10 months, 20 days ago

                  😆

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  2. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Simple question -

    Wissa or Gakpo

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    1. Strike me a Gakpose
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Wissa

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    2. No Kane No Gain
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      100% Gakpo. A double gameweek and wolves at home incoming

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      1. Strike me a Gakpose
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 20 days ago

        Rotation risk

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    3. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Wissa

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    4. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Gakpo

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    5. Utopsis
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Gakpo

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    6. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      DGW - GaKpo can always FT out after this GW

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  3. Pomp and Circumstance
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    re-post--should do Gabriel and Foden --> TAA and Mbuemo (-4) for the DW and for next few weeks? and should do now or wait a few days?

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  4. _Greg
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Have a feeling the end of this window is going to be particularly spicy. Probably best saving transfers where you can and reassessing the landscape on Monday.

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  5. All Hail K
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    I see the mobile app just had an update saying it addressed a few bug issues. I was wondering why I was losing so many points.

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  6. NejiHyuuga01
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Gakpo start puts thoughts on getting him in. Would you :

    A) Mateta->Gakpo
    B)Wood, RAN-> Gakpo,Myko (-4)
    C)Raya -> Alisson

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    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      A

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    2. Strike me a Gakpose
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      C

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    3. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      A but wait until after mid-week games completed

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  7. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Will the Liverpool B-side make it out alive tonight or are we in for an upset? Cue a Bakayoko brace please

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    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Robertson as CB should be fun to watch

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    2. mookie
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Placed a bet on some guy called Guus something to score.

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      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        10 months, 20 days ago

        Til. Good bet. Psv should score at least.

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  8. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Think I’m just going to go Rogers > Szob this week.
    Will give me :-
    Raya
    TAA,Aina,Munoz
    Salah,Szob,Palmer,Bruno,Gordon
    Isak,Wood

    Fabianski,Jimenez,Robinson,Castagne 1FT.

    Wk 25 . Gordon > Kliuvert
    Wk 26.. Szob > Mbuemo

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  9. Make FPL Casual Again
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Quick poll: Best captain tonight ?

    1) Wirtz
    2) Olise
    3) Raphina
    4) Foden

    I'm liking Wirtz....

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    1. Make FPL Casual Again
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Lets gooo Wirtz...

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  10. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Have exact cash for Sarr -> Mbeumo - do it tonight in case Mbeumo goes up in price?

    PICKFORD
    TAA, MYKO, Gabriel
    SALAH, Palmer, Rogers, Murphy
    GAKPO, Isak, Wood

    Valdi, Sarr, Munoz, Castagne
    Bank 2.1m, 2FTs, all chips

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    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Yep

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    2. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Yes

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  11. x.jim.x
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Mathys Tels starting his audition for Yanited in 20 mins, be there or be square

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  12. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Which big scorer to bench?

    Haaland - J Alvarez - Lewi
    Bellingham - Wirtz - Olise - Raphina - Gittens

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    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Currently Gittens

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    2. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Oof… maybe Alvarez / Gittens

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  13. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    18 UCL matches tonight!

    Die Meister! Die Besten! Les grandes équipes! The champions!

    Bring on that goal rush although I wonder what man utd fans will be watching tonight 😆

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    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Golazo Show on Paramount + should be good

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  14. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Gakpo in.the starting line-up.

    Looks like a rest for him in the DGW.

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    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      So is Darwin

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      1. Strike me a Gakpose
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 20 days ago

        Darwin not in the squad

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    2. Utopsis
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Depends on how long he plays

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    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Think he’ll just play the first half against his old club

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      1. The Reptile
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 months, 20 days ago

        Really annoyed I got Gakpo in to beat 0.1 price rise
        Wish I'd waited - like a lot of others I expect

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  15. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Thoughts? 2ft have triple pool

    A raya to Pickford
    B a+ Pedro to
    1 wissa
    2 ndiaye

    Cheers

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  16. gomez123
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Wood to Wissa? Y/N

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  17. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    NEW ARTICLE POSTED

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2025/01/29/lateriser-early-ideas-for-blank-gameweek-29-chip-strategy?hc_sort_by=comment_date&hc_page=-1&notify=no#hc_comment_27050203

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  18. sirmorbach
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Gakpo or Wood?

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    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Gakpo DGW then Wood

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  19. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Did the simulated results predictor on the UEFA website, if results go the way I think then Arsenal will face one of Man City, Real Madrid or Bayern in the last 16.

    Damn!

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  20. rozzo
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Sels Fabianski
    TAA Gabriel Timber Hall Castagne
    Salah Palmer Mbeumo Rogers Amad
    Isak Watkins Wood

    5ft
    0.3 itb
    All chips available

    Any ideas here?

    Tempted just to do Castagne to Mykolenko and save the chips. Bournemouth and Everton away are not easy games for Liverpool

    But also worried about running out time to use them

    Cheers

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    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Nice team

      Depending if you are looking to utilise the DGW with Liverpool & Everton players as currently two DGW
      with Salah & TAA

      1. Sels to Pickford
      2. Timber to Mykoleno
      3. Wood to Gakpo with the funds from (no2)

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  21. MOZIL
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    A) Wood+ Rogers

    Or

    B) Ndiaye + Bruno

    Tough especially after that hattrick

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