UEFA Champions League fantasy football
Hello everyone and welcome to UEFA Champions League Fantasy Football 2018/19. Just when you are starting to get the hang of what names you should be targeting in FPL we hit you with another fantasy game. On a site where no fantasy game, well almost no fantasy game, is out of bounds, we ask that you give Fantasy Champions League a go also. For those of us that have participated in the past, it is always something we usually look forward to. I mean who doesn’t enjoy fighting with the UEFA site to make a substitution, that will actually save on time before the next fixture starts? If you’ve given it a go in the past there are no real differences this time besides the booster they have added this time – the limitless wildcard! Which we will explain shortly. For those who have never played let us give you a quick rundown of the rules and things to watch for as you embark on yet another frustrating fantasy experience. And we don’t just mean in terms of results…
You can access the game here – Fantasy Champions League
Our official FF247 league code is TMILEI3FTY
The Rules
As far as the rules go, you can access them here via – THIS LINK but let us give you a quick rundown of what they are.
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- SCORING
The scoring itself is pretty much as per FPL. The only real differences that we would notice is that there are no bonus points and we will not get an assist if our player wins a penalty that is scored, but the player will get 2 points for winning said penalty no matter if it results in a goal or not.
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- FORMAT
The format is a bit like the World Cup fantasy. For those who aren’t familiar with this it basically means a tad more planning as you can sub players in before they have played to replace those that already have. A quick example would be to pick a Man United guy, let’s call him Paul, for arguments sake. And maybe a Liverpool guy, let’s call him Sadio. Given as Paul plays on Day 1 you can put him in your X1 and see how he does, whilst placing Sadio on your bench. If you like what you see from Paul then you can leave him in the team. If he has a stinker (likely) then you can simply activate manual subs and bring Sadio in to replace him for his later game. Simples, really. Don’t pick Paul 😉
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- MANUAL SUBS / AUTO SUBS
If you activate a manual sub then your right to auto subs (as per FPL) disappears. You have the option to do either. Manual subs is your best bet we feel as you control who comes in and you get 4 more shots at getting it right, basically.
- MANUAL SUBS / AUTO SUBS
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- CAPTAIN
The Captain Armband works in much the same way as fantasy world cup and not FPL. You may change your captain after each round (if he was not sent off) with a player from your squad whose team is yet to play.
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- TRANSFERS
Before the game begins: UNLIMITED
Matchday 1–6: 2 per matchday
Between matchday 6 and round of 16 1st leg: Unlimited
Before round of 16 2nd leg: 3 transfers
Before quarter-final 1st leg: 5 transfers
Before quarter-final 2nd leg: 3 transfers
Before semi-final 1st leg: 5 transfers
Before semi-final 2nd leg: 3 transfers
Before final: 5 transfersBe aware of this little nugget “Only one free transfer can be carried forward between matchdays. A user can make a maximum of 3 free transfers during the group stages. No free transfers can be carried forward in the knockout stage.”
So basically it’s like FPL in terms of being able to carry 1 transfer over. However once we reach the knockout stage we will not have the option of carrying a free transfer with us, you don’t use it, you lose it.
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- Deadlines
Deadlines are subject to change and will be at the time of kick-off of the first match of the matchday. So unlike FPL you do get to see the line-ups in advance and adjust accordingly. Just be aware that some GW’s will kick off early due to the Russian games. It’s a trap many if not all get caught by at some stage or another.
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Wildcard
You get 1 regular wildcard and you can play it anytime you like prior to the start of a round. It acts the same way it does in fpl.
Limitless Wildcard
This is a different type of wildcard here, one that many will find very appealing. It is very similar to the “Free Hit” chip we have in FPL. However, there is one major difference… “The Limitless Wildcard enables the user to create a team without any budget restrictions and affords them unlimited transfers for one matchday.” So for one matchday you can afford whatever team you like. You do still have to meet the criteria for players from one team and formations and all that, but there is no budget, so spend away. Once the matchday is over, just like the free hit chip, our teams revert back.
UEFA Champions League fantasy football Tracker
This tracker has placed each team in the place that oddsmakers are expecting them to finish in said group. While it won’t hold true in every group, this should at least give you a better idea of what players to target. Also, the teams on the left all play on the same exact days through the group stages. This of course means that the teams on the right do the same. For those of you who want to use your manual subs, this tracker should help you in picking out players from both days of a matchday (the equivalent of a gameweek) so you have cover for any players who don’t perform well.
UEFA Champions League Set Piece Takers List
We did our best, but understand that some of these teams are very hard to get decent info on. Didn’t bother guessing on two of them in certain categories because we really couldn’t get an idea. Nevertheless, here is our effort to give you an idea on who is likely to take charge on set pieces for each team.
So that’s the basics, in as much of a small nutshell as we could manage, without boring the pants off you. If you have any further questions or queries or if there are any clarifications you need then as always please feel to ask below.
Please feel free to post any RMT’s on the issue or indeed as ever, especially as we’ve slightly interrupted the FPL weekend for this, just carrying on talking about that!
Will it let you change your captain tomorrow for Wednesday’s game’s?
Yup
It will Aaarron but you have to wait. Sometimes until the morning, they’re notoriously slow at updating stuff.
Who did you have? And who are you switching to?
You can change captain each day between midnight and start of the first game that day but not before
I had Mbappe tonight, not sure who to put tomorrow Bale or Lewandowski?, also didn’t realise you can change your bench from Tuesday’s game’s to Wednesday
Aarron, pressing ‘reply’ always helps the convo flow 😉
I picked Lewandowski myself so that’d probably be the logical answer but I guess it’d be Bale on the strength of being at home, if I had both.
And yes you can switch subs in. We did try and explain that on the article itself above
The Mrs always puts emojis after passive aggressive sentences.
Don’t take it personally
I won’t 😉
I’ve had a pretty poor night 27, Benfica aren’t that good are they?
They are in Portugal!
Lewa on pens would do it for me but Bale at home against an awful Roma is as good a shout. Tough choice
Aarron, see what Mito says on Bale. Hopefully he sees this and answers. He’ll have watched every second of their games so will give you a better steer on their / his form than I ever could.
I know Bale has started the season well so has Lewandowski, more than likely go with Bale for tomorrow
So funny thing, I watch Madrid and have been watching Bayern games because I play Fantasy Bundesliga. I did miss their last game, but caught their first two.
Lewy looked ok, but I haven’t been overly impressed. He had a pen saved in the first game, but they have VAR in Germany and he got to retake it.
Bale has been playing well, but he is a bit in and out of the game. You won’t see him for 20 minutes and then he scores.
If I had to pick one, fck I don’t know. If both were at home, I say Lewy. If Madrid score I can see Bale getting something out of it. The same with Lewy.
Like I said, I have no idea who I would captain out of those two.
Hard choice but Lewa… Just.
Read the rules mate, few differences to FPL
Or just read the article above.
Too easy
Think I’m going with Lewandowski for tomorrow, how many people are in this fantasy league use created?
638
Yeah, 600 odd. Not quite FPL levels but it’s still a good one to win. Potty’s is my main one I concentrate on as I know the people in that usually – GP, Sanchez, DMC, Obat etc. Feels like more of a Regs one that. As opposed to random twitter bods and site voyeurs who we never actually speak to.
Your currently top aren’t you?
I am actually, I hadn’t noticed that! Won’t be tomorrow as I’ve only 4 left to play I think.
OK, the armband is moving to Ronaldo. It’s obvious that Ramos will replace Telles, and the same goes for Areola- Szczesny.
Shakhtar are supposed to do well against Hoffenheim which full of injuries.
Should I risk 4 points with bringing in Patrick and Stepanenko?
I would, worst case scenario they end up on about the same.
Yeah, nothing to lose. I hope CR matches Messi tonight.
He won’t
Oh well, maybe just a brace 🙂
I think any player on 2 or less is worth a gamble for someone who will be in the pitch. As Mito says they might get the same but you can’t lose much
At least not everyone and his dog had Messi as captain last night but those of us who didn’t are already trailing. I’m hoping that 12 points from my 3 Barca players and the 8 squad to play tonight won’t leave me too far behind. This is my first season. How do you manage the time for MLS+CPL+2xEPL?
Little research and many whims.
I play Fantasy Bundesliga, FPL, MLS, Ucl, cycling and NFL.