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25 November 2014 1313 comments
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As you’ll know by now, we’ve joined forces with Fantasy iTeam (FiT) for this season’s Champions League campaign. With Matchday 5 only hours away – due to two matches (CSKA Moscow vs Roma and BATE Borisov vs Porto) kicking off at 5pm GMT– we’re back with our latest round of picks for your perusal.

A free Fantasy football app, FiT is available on a number of mobile devices, including iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android. It’s free to download and play, so you can already go in and start drafting up your starting XI, with unlimited transfers right up until 10 minutes before this evening’s first kick-off.

We’re supporting FiT throughout the competition and have an official Fantasy Football Scout League, with an iPad mini available to the winner. There’s also a VIP European Match Day Experience for two on offer for the overall winner of the Fantasy iTeam Champions League game.

Having rolled out a Rule Guide and taken a look at some of the best budget options in the player price list, we now get to grips with the upcoming schedule and offer four player tips for the next two evening’s matches.

Tuesday

Sitting in second spot in Group H, Shakhtar Donetsk entertain bottom club Athletic Bilbao knowing that a win will earn them a spot in the knockout stages. Having opted for Luiz Adriano last time around, we turn our attentions to Alex Teixera for this evening’s encounter – the latter has notched three times in this season’s competition and warmed up for this one by netting in Friday’s league win over Karpaty Lviv. Fielded in “the hole” behind Adriano, Teixera sets you back £5.9m in this week’s FantasyiTeam price list.

There’s no doubt that CSKA Moscow have been in poor form domestically but visitors Roma will face a tough task in the wintery conditions later today. Bearing in mind Seydou Doumbia (£6.5m) has scored three of his side’s five goals in this year’s tournament, his display looks vital to the hosts’ chances of clinching a victory that would see them overtake Rudi Garcia’s side in Group E.

After giving their chances of qualification a shot in the arm with a 4-2 home win over Schalke, Sporting Lisbon will be optimistic of another win in front of their own fans as Maribor pay visit. Lone frontman Islam Slimani (£5.8m) opened his account for the campaign in the previous Matchday and will be looking to replicate the form that has seen him deliver four goals and an assist in seven league appearances to date.

Locked in a battle with Barcelona for top spot in Group F, Paris St Germain are in fine form ahead of a home encounter with Ajax. Laurent Blanc’s side have now won seven successive matches in all competitions and have collected a clean sheet in each of the last three in front of their own fans. Raiding left-back Maxwell has racked up a goal and three assists in the league so far and, at a price of £5.9m, offers a decent shout for points at both ends of the pitch.

Wednesday

Group A leaders Atletico Madrid looks poised to strengthen their spot at the summit tomorrow. With Diego Simeone’s side seeking a fourth successive victory at home to Olympiacos, we can’t look past the influential Koke in the centre of the park here. The £7.3m-priced midfielder has already racked up three goals and an incredible 13 assists for last year’s beaten finalists and has the form to wreak havoc on the Greek defence.

Despite taking a single point from their last three, Zenit are still in with a shout of making it out of Group C. The Russians need a big result at home to Benfica to boost their chances and there’s no doubt that Hulk (£8.1m) looks a key protagonist in this one. The Brazil international snatched a weekend winner over Kuban Krasnodar to take his tally to eight goals and five assists in the league this term and is clearly a man in form.

The bottom two in Group D go head-to-head tomorrow as Anderlecht entertain Galatasaray. A win for the Belgians would ensure they at least qualify for the Europa League and they’ll be looking for Aleksandar Mitrovic to deliver again. Emerging from the bench to net against Arsenal last time around, he’s since cemented a starting role up front and has now scored in each of his last three appearances. The Serbian, who now has eight league goals to his name, sets you back just £5.8m.

Finally, we’re backing Bayer Leverkusen to get the better of visitors Monaco tomorrow. Given that a win for the home side would clinch Group C with one match remaining, they’ll be keen to go on the offensive – Karim Bellarabi has yet to open his European account but has racked up five goals and a pair of assists in the Bundesliga to date. The wide man warmed up for this one by finding the net in a weekend win at Hannover and is available for a budget-friendly £4.8m.

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  1. kirwy
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Pelle + Alderweireld + Downing > Austin + Yun + Sanchez

    Got 0.1 ITB afterwards. Have to do them today. Sanchez rises and Pelle falls in price tonight...

    Worth a -4?

    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure about losing Downing, but probably..

      1. kirwy
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        He's 50/50 and not worth the risk keeping him imo. I have so many yellow and red flags so someones gotta go.. 🙁

    2. TheBabyfacedAssassin
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Good moves, imo.

      1. kirwy
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers 🙂

    3. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      yep, decent moves those.
      pull that trigger!

  2. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Sanchez looks set to rise tonight right? Can't wait till Wednesday night to bring him in 🙁

    1. kirwy
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Yup he's rising... Dunno wether I should risk it and take him in today anyway.............

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        I'm on a budget here. Can't afford a rise.

    2. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      bring him in. the mans a tank, he wont get injured.

    3. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      someone said last week, the price rise is likelier than the injury.

      Forget that I then bought downing.

  3. TheBabyfacedAssassin
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    1FT. 0.1 ITB. Save it, right? Lineup fine? cheers!
    Guzan
    Yun Azpilicueta Baines
    Boyd Chadli Sánchez Hazard Sigurdsson
    Diego Costa Agüero

    Subs: Ayoze Duff Dummett

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Yes save, Good team.

  4. Gooner Kebab
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    If you have Siggy, do you go for Bony to replace Pelle?

    1. Silky_Smooth ~
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Why should it make a difference? Serious question, I don't see why it should

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        It doesn't make a difference to me, but other people think it's a risk having players from the same team. I don't. They score the same pounds regardless.

        1. rickardinho
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          I don't think it should matter for players you're intending to start every game. If you do like me and want to have 8 forwards to rotate and cover somewhat though, then having Downing-Sakho for example is a bit less appealing since they have identical fixtures instead of being able to rotate

    2. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks gents, sold!

    3. womf
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      thats what I'm doing!

  5. 420king
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    UCL; Rate my team please

    Moya Handanovic
    van der Wiel Rakitskiy Danilo Durm Criscito
    Götze Brahimi Teixiera Koke Bellarabi
    Messi Ronaldo Luiz Adriano

    Also; Durm->Toprak for -2 or leave it?

    1. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Do the transfer.
      Good to go.

    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Leave it imo. Lev haven't been great at the back.

  6. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Can't decide...

    Baines or Azpi?

  7. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Van der Weil or Marquinos

    1. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      VdW

      1. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Is he going to start? Whoscored predicts Aurier will start

        1. 420king
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          they also predict Silva starts for City

          1. Granville
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            You never know with Silva. He's back in training and they're desperate.

        2. Beavis
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Can't be certain mate I'm afraid.

    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      VdW

    3. Toonzie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      vdw

  8. Fantasy Gold
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Kun hammy tear coming tonight.

    I can feel it.

    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Fine by me I'll go Xmas shopping with the 12.5

      1. Samkeezy
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        THIS^

      2. Woy
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        😆

      3. rickardinho
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Kun>Van P placeholder then init

  9. Dosh
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    UCL

    Will Fabregas start today?

    1. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      I think so

  10. GoRedz
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Pelle & Welbeck -> Rooney & Austin ? for a hit

  11. brsauer
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    What do we think?

    Sterling & Aguero --> Hazard & Rooney

    Yes/No?

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Get rid of sterling for sigurdsson/oscar keep aguero

      1. brsauer
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        I have Fab, i think Oscar and his roles are to similar. Also i have traded sigurdsson in and out multiple times already, he frustrates me.

    2. Silky_Smooth ~
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      I'd only transfer Aguero out should he become injured. I think he will continue playing lots of minutes in the league for as long as City are playing catch-up with Chelsea

      Could also consider Oscar as replacement for Sterling. Similar price bracket and has performed well in recent weeks

    3. rickardinho
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      haha, selling aguero... good one! 😀 😀 😀

  12. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    OK I have it down to two possible wildcard teams

    Team A

    Guzan**Given

    Bartley**Yun**Baines**Azpilicueta**Hutton

    Sánchez**Oscar**Fábregas**Di María**Boyd

    Austin**Aguero**Bony

    OR

    Team B

    Guzan**Given

    NTaylor**Yun**Baines**Chambers**Hutton

    Sánchez**Sigurdsson**Fábregas**Di María**Boyd

    Austin**Aguero**Costa

    Which basically comes down to

    A

    Bony Oscar Azpilicueta Bartley

    V

    B

    Costa Sigurdsson Chambers N Taylor

    Which is the better choice? Has to do until the winter wildcard

    1. TheBabyfacedAssassin
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      B

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        cheers

    2. Silky_Smooth ~
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      I prefer A. A takes advantages of the short-term value in defence (Bartley & Chambers), and also has a few differentials such as Oscar and Bony. Come your Jan wildcard you can move out Bartley and Chambers for longer term picks 🙂

      1. Silky_Smooth ~
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Oops didn't mean Bartley! But yeah A is also good because you have Azpi for Chelsea's easy fixtures

        1. Silky_Smooth ~
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Oh jesus christ - I meant Bartley, but not Chambers! What a nightmare. Ignore me. haha!

          1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
            • 16 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks for the advice eventually! 🙂

  13. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Keep Gotze or drop for hit for Bale or other?

    1. FootballFanatic365
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      keep ...he's in great form

  14. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    I'm continuing to smell the distinct whiff of bull over this somewhat mysterious Chadli injury.

    1. Colonel Klink
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Meaning?

  15. FootballFanatic365
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    ucl captiancy:

    1 luis adriano

    2 messi
    3 gotze
    4 texiera
    5 brahimi

    ?

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      5 or 2. I'm on 5 atm.

  16. 1314
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Hutton or Dummet ? (fixture vs form)

    1. Keno
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Dummett

    2. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Neither

    3. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      I would go hutton villa looked very good defensively yesterday

  17. michudagawd
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    UCL wildcard done.

    Handanovic 3.0
    Bartra Toprak Rakitskiy Mbemba Masuaku
    Bale Koke Bellarabi Brahimi Adu
    Ronaldo Messi Ibra

    1. FootballFanatic365
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      what a forward line...

      ibra just back in team ...not so sure

      1. michudagawd
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        I'm taking a chance on him, think he'll deliver at least a goal.

    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Looks solid.

      1. michudagawd
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers.

  18. Samkeezy
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Team is :
    Krul Mannone
    Baines Ivanovic Alderweireld Wisdom Chambers
    ADM Fabregas Oscar Siggy Boyd
    Aguero Pelle Sakho

    Is Ivanovic+Alderweireld+Oscar+Pelle ------> Azpi+ Yun+ Eriksen+Costa worth a -8 hit
    Have two FTs and it will leave me with no money in the bank

    Repost lost on previous page

    1. kirwy
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      To sideways imo to justify a -8.

  19. Just A Hat
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    I can't understand how a manager like Rodgers, who has been in the game for so long, works in it every day, can just go waste £100 million pounds on medicore players.

    One day, in 20-30 years time, people will remember this period of Football and have a laugh

    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Lallana isn't mediocre. Can and Markovic are potential. I agree with most of the others mind you.

      1. Just A Hat
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        yeah Lallana is one of my favourite English players...but £25 million?!

        1. Granville
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Not worth 25m, but it took that much to prise him away. United had to overpay for ADM too.

    2. 1314
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      he had some mediocre players playing quite good last season , too confident perhaps..

    3. MBK 42
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      I think it just shows that you can never tell if a player will be a success no matter how much prior scouting you do. However I do think he has been blinded by the almost certainly temporary good form of a few players (Lovren, Lallana and Lambert) plus bringing in Balotelli was a hubristic move that was always likely to fail.

    4. another bad start
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      What a difference losing 1 player can make as well. Look at Spurs, sold Bale for a mint and trying to put a team together with the money ain't always easy.

    5. rickardinho
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      He was one of the top 6 players last season, according to the stats and player of the year voting... that costs £25m at least. He's pure dynamite to watch when he's on form too

  20. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Keep or drop Sanchez for Tevez?

  21. 1314
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    any news on downing ?

  22. Scholsey
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Why are people so interested in YUN?

    1. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Because there is only one Yuninho in this town.

    2. rickardinho
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      He's 3.9... basically

    3. MBK 42
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Price, starting certainty and fixtures.

    4. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      3.9

  23. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Who to get rid of?

    Baines
    Clyne
    Forster
    Chadli
    Moore

    1. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Moore

      1. Gooner97
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        this

    2. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Forster.

    3. Walsh
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Moore. Having a full playing bench will be important. More important than a GK swap.

    4. michudagawd
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Moore

  24. AH 🙂
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Evening Lads 🙂 Thoughts on the following : Pelle --> Austin . Moses --> Siggy . PvA --> Naylor (-4) ?

    1. MBK 42
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Looks good to me.

  25. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    I can get this lot out next week for -4 this gw.

    Krul
    Baines - Naylor - Hutton
    Sanchez - ADM - Fabregas - Sigurdsson
    Aguero - Costa - Austin

    Hamer - Saylor - Moore - Marney

    What do you think?

  26. FPLord
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Which combo is better for this UCL week?
    A. Xhaka, Muller (no hit, but will they start?)
    B. Teixera, Son Ming (-4)
    C. Bellarabi, Adriano (-4)
    Cheers

  27. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    if u didnt have aguero when would you look to get him in ??
    ( for example others look to have better fixtures this week)

    anyone out there doing well without KUN ?

    I currently do not have him but almost every week feel this pressure on me to get him!
    I am currently 114th but always feel like I am going to lose ground for not having him but so far it has been ok.
    I will probably hold off for now until the decision is made easier for me ( such as Costa getting a suspension)

    1. MBK 42
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      HIs next two fixtures aren't that appealing (Saints and Sunderland both away) but he's liable to explode at any point so the risk is yours.

      1. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        tempted to work towards him and keep 2 ft and when i crack bring him in

  28. Scholsey
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Wisdom or Cissokho (West Ham left back)?

  29. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Would anyone here choose Rooney over Costa for next 4 gws?

    1. Walsh
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      I would and I have. Captaincy for the next two games plays a big part. Also not being on the tightrope.

    2. MBK 42
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Depends on where LVG plays him, I would go with Costa for this reason.