Fantasy Champions League The Last 16 2018/19
We are posting this just in case it takes you by surprise by its sudden return on Tuesday evening. It’s been a long break and you probably can’t even remember who is in your team, never mind whether or not you were doing well in it! Either way it’s time to make amends and get back on the the wagon. We felt it right to also give a reminder of the nuances too. The first being that there are essentially 4 ‘match days’ within this single round; Tuesday 12th, Wednesday 13th, Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th. You can switch your subs in and your captain around ahead of each one, until you land on what you feel is an acceptable sticking point.
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The main points are these;
THE 1ST DEADLINE
Tuesday (12th Feb) at 8pm UK time.
Set your team and make sure you have the players who play on Tuesday in your starting 11. Make sure your (first!) captain plays on Tuesday too, you can switch him and your Wednesday players in later if needs be. And likewise next week too.
THE 2ND DEADLINE
Wednesday (13th Feb) at 8pm UK time.
Yes, there are multiple deasdlines, four in this particular in fact. The 2nd is prior to the next ‘match day’, as they like to call it. The purpose is that you get to switch your aforementioned players in for anyone who hasn’t performed on Tuesday. And most importantly you can select a new captain if your Tuesday guy did a ‘Sane’.
The 3RD & 4th DEADLINES!
The 3rd is next Tuesday the 4th is on Wednesday. It’s the same principal throughout; make sure your early players are in your 11 and that these later guys are ready to be called into action.
Transfers
Prior to the ‘Round of 16’ (this one!) everyone gets a Wildcard; so yes, you can select a new squad now and start afresh. You also get an increased budget of £105m and in this round you can now select 4 players from each team, rather than the standard 3.
You get 3 free transfers before the 2nd legs of this round begin. That’s in a couple of weeks, not before Wednesday, or indeed next Tuesday, before anyone asks / gets confused!
Fixtures
The 4 ‘match days’ ahead look like this;
THE FF247 LEAGUE
This is looking as competitive as ever and it’s good to see a a few familiar names in the current top 10. We’ve tried to keep it as much to ourselves as possible so that it is mainly ‘Regulars’ from here but some tool did tweet it out from the site handle so there a few unknown participants!
Madrid!
@mito. I like it!
I am just a bit bias, but at least I am bias towards teams that are supposed to win.
Can’t see them not going thru!
Ajax doesn’t stand a chance after this weekend. Ajax lost form past couple of weeks while Real just found it. Ajax is really terrible. Unless they see the light but I say they will be beaten fairly easy.
Init
Thanks you for the article mate. Very helpful indeed and I’ve landed upon the attached.
Anyone got any criticisms?
Love the Zaniolo pick (next Totti?!). All solid choices so no criticisms from me. (I’m assuming Dubois is an enabler?)
I really like what I see with him Sanchez so willing to take a risk, especially at that price. He looks a lovely player.
Yeah Dubois allows Messi instead of Mbappe (with Dubois facing Messi ironically!).
Cheers mate.
Came close to going for Zaniolo myself. Possibly dropping Vasquez for him and then upgrading Vini.
Do we get to see the first set of team sheets before the deadline? Think we do right?
Yeah should be able to Mito.
Yep, we’ll see both of tonight’s an hour before the deadline. Deadline is KO time.
Yes, transfers stay open up to the first kick off
Cool, thanks guys. Wanted to see if my 4.2 PSG defender started and was curious about the Roma team in particular the keeper.
If you’re talking about Kehrer Mito, I would expect him to play.
I hadn’t noticed he was 4.2 though!!
Nice side that!
Cheers Legend.
My first draft (possibly final!)
Benzema – Messi
Casemiro – Rakitic – Milner – Pelligrini
Florenzi – Robertson – Carvajal – Alba
Alisson
Bench – Ederson – Laporte – DSilva – Aguero
Hmmm, that midfield seems very balanced.
Think all 4 will sit back and let Messi and Benz attack. I be worried that mids would not produce much. Feel like you might not be getting value considering the characteristics of most of those players.
Hopefully when we get the Roma line up it might have Zaniolo & Santon which along with DSilva -> Bilva would allow Milner -> Salah
Ok here’s my first draft:
Nice side Zed, hoping Reguilon starts for us fantasy wise and hope he starts for Madrid just so my nerves are not shot watching Marcelo “defend”
Zed, a brace from Rashford for us tonight and then will have the headache what to do next with the likes of Messi and the rest 😆
Are United gonna be able to handle Mbappe (leading scorer in Ligue 1). Granted no Neymar and Cavani but still got Di Maria etc to feed him…
Also, Liverpool might be depleted at the back vs fast attacking Bayern (Lewanbrewski, Coman, Gnabry)?
Considering Mbappé and Lewanbrewski…
@Sanchez, it did occur to me to bring in Bayern players because of that. Lovren might not make it and if that is the case it looks like it would be Matip and Fabinho at CB
I know, right?! Coman and Gnabry are super affordable also… too many choices in both fwds and attacking mids.
Roma
Porto
Lots of goal scorers in that line up in every position!
Roma that is…