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.
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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!
wow, never played ucl fantasy before, but this is a good teaser! (you want to consume all my free time, don’t you?)
Definitely
Brutal stuff init and Mito and whoever else was involved. Busy week for me , especially on Tuesday but will surely have a team in. Great effort there with the set piece takers. Spot on on the Portuguese teams involved. If I had to say anything on that is that Jonas hasn’t played properly this season and that Pizzi is Savio’s back up PK taker. This is relevant , given Pizzis’ good early form and Salvio being injury prone and always early subbed. Not that I care, I won’t allow myself to have any from their team.
Cheers DMC. I was about to say it was mainly all Mito’s work this. But if there are errors then I’ll correct myself and say it’s all Mito’s work this
Ehehe
@DMC, I was going to go that way, but noticed that Jonas started training last week. So figured I leave Jonas because if any point he is on the pitch one presumes he will take it. Surely by match day 2 he be in the squad at the very least.
Well, he’s been a bit out of the loop and it’s not the first time he stays a good bit out of the team. I can’t say I’ll be surprised if he plays UCL and not the league, but I wouldn’t either if he misses all games till Christmas. An odd situation the one he is living with the contract renewal talks and no one really knowing what’s the injury, etc. it’s not the first time they do it though and the last they did he came out of nowhere to make a run of games.
You be surprised how much I looked into it.
I don’t question your thoughts on it as I don’t follow the league at all, but it is funny that I got obsessed with the Jonas thing 2 days ago or so.
Think I remember reading that he has back problems, but was now training. Seems a lot of fans are mad at him, but also seen many defending him for how he has performed for them. Think I read that he was offered 3m a year, but I guess he still hasn’t signed it. I find it odd because he is already 34. Plus I also read that Salvio’s contract is also running out and that it is assumed that Salvio’s agent will at the very least ask for the kind of money they were offering Jonas, if not more. I find it all a bit funny, they feel like the Arsenal of Portugal. Injuries and contracts.
Ehehe they do. And they also look like themselves in what regards to the recent (and the ones to come) criminal accusations that the club and one of its top officials have been handed regarding unlawful access to other judicial cases involving referees and rival clubs. Let’s say corruption is the lighter of the involved (alleged) crimes.
On the Jonas front, yeah, he has already signed. The word was that they were trying to shove him out given his big pay check and limited physical condition without stressing too many the fans. It didn’t work out because he preferred to stay so they will now try to at least extract a few goals from him. The back issue was being used a little bit as an excuse to avoid him being on the pitch while contract talks were being held (he played a few games in preseason with said back issue) but at the same time it feels that he can’t really make 3 games in a week. When and where is the big question then.
I’m still impressed with what you gathered in so little time and only on web investigation! I can only wonder how you got to Crvena Zvezda’s penalty takers!
Meanwhile, on the FPL front I’m very happy sitting on 72 and with 9 to come in come Monday night from Obi Wan. Can I get away with all these yellow flags though?
Think Kun you will be ok. Arnie not so sure, since it was a knee. Firmino who knows, but we will know by midweek in CL if he is ok.
That’s a very handsome score! Well done sir!!
Cheers Zed. I’m on double wolves too (Patricio and Bennet) so a great Sunday for me with Arnie’s 12 adding to theirs! Inside top 100L now, with those 9 pts still to come, WC untouched and the team looking ok for the time being so happy days!
How did you fare?
Didn’t do bad myself, 64pts with Ings to score a hatty today! Team looks good, will probably save a transfer and asses again next week!
I have signed up, I always enjoy the CL version.
One big change this year is the times of the games, I have only just noticed this. The article references previous years game schedule in the deadlines section whereby an eastern European game is sometimes played earlier. This year two games on every group match day will play earlier, this means we’ll only get to see lineups of 4 teams before the deadline each gameweek.
I like the fact we get to watch more TV games but that certainly hurts fantasy preparations.
F’N top notch stuff.
Salah is 2m cheaper here than in FPL!! A shoe-in I’d say (like he is in FPL as well 😉 ) !!!