As the Champions League final approached extra-time last weekend, Arjen Robben’s late winner for Bayern Munich over Borussia Dortmund not only proved pivotal for Jupp Heynckes’ side, it also played a part at the top of the TotelFootball Scout Pool standings. With the competition now at a close, we give a final heads-up to our top five performers.
Thanks to their scoring system, TotelFootball affords Fantasy managers the occasional off-week. Rather than taking a cumulative tally for the overall Champions League campaign, the Scout Pool accounts for each player’s highest four hauls. Furthermore, TotelFootball added a nice little twist prior to the semi-final stage – from that point on, Fantasy managers were allowed no more trades and had to assemble their squads for both sets of semis and the final, taking in three rounds of “Final Series” action.
The Fantasy Football Scout team went all in on Barcelona and Real Madrid before the last four got underway and, needless to say, our decision was cruelly punished as we plummeted to 32nd in the Scout Pool. Our top five protagonists all had the foresight to look to the Bundesliga, however, and were ultimately rewarded by loading up on Bayern and Dortmund players.
Scout Pool Standings
Ali Kaz took top spot with an overall score of 483 points. He had five players return 20+ points over the Final Series, with Dortmund’s soon-to-be-Bayern forward Robert Lewandowski the top performer on 39 points. Bayern’s Thomas Muller chipped in with 29 points, while Robben was joined by his keeper Manuel Neuer on 28 points. Philipp Lahm’s 22 points also made a difference for Ali Kaz, who produced 225 over that last trio of fixtures to earn himself an iPad3 as the inaugural winner of the FFS Champions League competition.
Tucked in behind in second was Mile High. Our site regular has been solid in the cup competitions all season and was in strong form once again as a Final Series haul of 225 points took his tally to 472 points overall. Incredibly, our top two selected 10 of the same starting XI – MileHigh opted for Dortmund full-back Lukasz Piszczek, while Ali Kaz went for Mats Hummels at the heart of Jurgen Klopp’s defence. Mile High, along with every Fantasy manager placed between second and fifth, wins a subscription to the Fantasy Football Scout members area next season.
Former leader
Dandandand takes fourth after a Final Series score of 224 points. He arrived at Saturday’s final sitting in second place in the Scout Pool but, without Robben in his side, slipped back in the pecking order with an overall score of 468 points. Further back, DLL18 and Lamps92 tied for fifth spot on 459 points. The former’s decision to leave Robben on the bench proved costly, while the latter made a late surge to stake his claim, with a Final Series score of 232 points the best of our featured players.
For those of you who took part in the Private Pool, or those who have previously played TotelFootball, we’d welcome your feedback on the game. We may well go on supporting it next season, particularly if the official Champions League game continues to suffer from the issues of this season’s campaign. Drop us a line with your thoughts at support@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk.
