The challenge from the Premier League may have wilted but, with the Champions League now entering into the last eight, we turn our attentions to the TotelFootball game once again, picking our contenders for another round of matches in a bid to climb the Fantasy Football Scout Private Pool and win some cash along the way.
With just three rounds remaining, the Fantasy Football Scout Private Pool is now in full swing and while new entrants will struggle to close ground on the leaders, it’s not too late to take advantage of TotelFootball’s free bet offer or put your hat in the ring for a weekly prize.
Don’t forget that, with the deadline for tonight’s game 7.45pm, we can tweak with our squads ahead of tonight’s two matches after the official squad lists are published.
The Fantasy Football Scout Pool – Current Standings
JKane89 leads the way in the Scout League so far. He’s picked up 235 points over three rounds, with a Gameweek 4 total of 86 his highest tally yet, after previous scores of 76 and 73 points. He had five players to mainly thank for that tally – Lionel Messi and Barcelona team mate Jordi Alba were joined by Schalke’s Brazilian Michel Bastos and Malaga pair Wilfredo Caballero and Isco in producing double figure points hauls.
Sitting in second spot is DLL18. He’s five points behind after a Week 4 score of 84 points, which also included the above-mentioned five players – this was also his highest haul to date, after previous rounds of 75 and 71 points. Completing the top three is a familiar name around the site. ElNinoRules slips to third place after scoring 76 points last time out. Bizarrely, he had four of those five players, with his decision to select Porto’s Helton over Caballero in goal costing him nine points – having scored 71 and 75 points in his last couple of weeks, he currently has 222 points to his name.
FFS Quarter-Finals: Week 1 Selections
We’re tripling up on Bayern for this evening’s home game with Juventus. At the back, Philipp Lahm’s attacking potential from full-back has already delivered four assists in this season’s tournament, while we’ve stuck our necks out and partnered him with Manuel Neuer in goal; given the hosts’ recent attacking form, Juventus will likely be content to frustrate for the first leg, which could lead to a home clean sheet. Franck Ribery also gets the nod in midfield – despite a brief second-half sub appearance in Saturday’s 9-2 league demolition of Hamburg, the Frenchman still warmed up for this one by grabbing a goal.
In tonight’s other match, Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba can’t be overlooked as Barcelona make their way to PSG. Alba has already notched twice from left-back in earlier rounds and offers strong potential at both ends of the pitch, while Messi has notched seven in eight so far for the visitors. Carlo Ancelotti’s men will need a goal or two in order to stand any chance of progressing – we’ve called in Javier Pastore in midfield, with two goals and a pair of assists already to his name.
Having scored eight times in their last three Champions League road trips, our faith in Dortmund is resolute as they head to Malaga. Jurgen Klopp’s side have already put four past Ajax on their travels and also scored twice at both Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk – with that in mind, we draft in Mario Gotze, who has produced two goals and four assists in his previous three European appearances. At the back, the attacking threat of Marcel Schmelzer gets the nod. He’s already grabbed a goal and assist in this year’s campaign and despite being subbed off with a broken nose at the weekend, is expected to play. For back-up, we’ve snapped up Lukasz Piszczek as our third Dortmund player and stuck him on the bench; he’ll be auto-subbed in if Schmelzer doesn’t make it.
Finally, we’ve gone all in on Real Madrid as Jose Mourinho’s side prepare for the visit of Galatasaray. Sergio Ramos – with four league goals to his name this term – shores up the defence, while Mesut Ozil takes our final midfield slot; four goals and nine assists in the league this season are indicative of his form. Up front, Cristiano Ronaldo takes his place alongside Messi as the La Liga side look to get one over Didier Drogba and co.
Introducing TotelFootball
If you’ve yet to give TotelFootball a go, this deal offers a no risk option to get involved. You can join the FFS Private Pool for free with a chance to win an Ipad3, while all FFS players are also given a free £10 to stake in the Main Pool game which has £500 in the kitty for this round. You don’t need to deposit a penny to try the game out.
The FFS Private Pool – How Does It Work?
Your top four weekly scores in the Champions League game, from now to end of the tournament will Private Pool total. With only three rounds to go, then, new entrants will be at a disadvantage but can still enter the pool to eligible for free bet prizes – the top five in any weekly game in the Fantasy Football Scout Private Pool win free bet prizes, with £25 in bets going to the weekly winner and £10 to the next four managers.
You can enter up to 6 teams into each weekly game, only your top scoring team is eligible for Private Pool prizes.
To Sign Up
New Players to to register their account via this link.
Once registered, click the “Home” button in the manu bar and select the Champions League Quarter-Finals: Week 1 game and click “Play Now”.
Select your team for this weekly game and then click “Continue”.
You can then enter your team into the Main Pool game as well as the FFS Private Pool. Entering our Private Pool is free you can enter the FFS Private Pool without staking money in the Main Pool.
To play the Main Pool game you will need to add a stake for that game. Your stake affects the size of your prize should you finish in the top places in the Main Pool. See the Main Pool Game section for more details on this.
The Main Pool Game – Free Bet Offer
TotelFootball have given every FFScout signup a free £10 bet – this will allow you to test your management skills against the best managers in the main pool, without risk. This means you can participate in the free FFS Private Pool and also chance your arm in the Main Pool. Your selected team can be entered for both simultaneously.
Once you have your team Champions League squad chosen, you then place your stake money for the Main Pool. The amount of stake you invest affects the amount of winnings you claim should your team be amongst the to 10% in the final rankings.
Finally a reminder that TotelFootball is only available to those aged over 18 and over and, if you’re going to take up this offer and play, please gamble responsibly.
