Champions League Fantasy Football: Scout notes 12 March

From expected line-ups to advice on substitutions and captain changes, the scout notes offer a helping hand to managers on #UCLfantasy, presented by Playstation.

Fantasy decisions

• The deadline for captain changes and substitutions on Wednesday is 18:45 CET – the kick-off time for LOSC Lille vs Dortmund.

• Fantasy managers have the opportunity to bring up to three outfield players and a goalkeeper off the bench to replace anyone in their original starting XI.

• Those looking for a higher Matchday 12 return from their chosen captain can opt to place the armband on another player prior to Wednesday's deadline.

Fixtures

18:45 CET
LOSC Lille vs Dortmund

21:00 CET
Arsenal vs PSV Eindhoven
Atlético de Madrid vs Real Madrid
Aston Villa vs Club Brugge

Key Fantasy players

Hákon Arnar Haraldsson (€4.9m) – Lille
Scored Lille's equaliser on Matchday 11 and has three goals in his last three starts in all competitions.

Jonathan David (€7.2m) – Lille
Set up Lille's goal in the first leg and has scored in his last two Ligue 1 games.

Karim Adeyemi (€7.3m) – Dortmund
Scorer of Dortmund's goal on Matchday 11 and averages eight Fantasy points per Champions League appearance this season.

Serhou Guirassy (€8.2m) – Dortmund
Remains the Champions League's top scorer despite drawing a blank in his last two games having struck ten times in this season.

Martin Ødegaard (€8.9m) – Arsenal
Two goals, two assists and the Player of the Match award gave the Arsenal midfielder 15 Fantasy points on Matchday 11, the highest total.

Noa Lang (€6.5m) – PSV
Has attacking returns in his last two Champions League fixtures.

Julián Alvarez (€8.3m) – Atlético de Madrid
Scored in the first leg and has five goals in his last five games.

Jude Bellingham (€9.1m) – Real Madrid
Available again after suspension and has either scored or laid on an assist in four of his last five Champions League appearances.

Kylian Mbappé (€11.0m) – Real Madrid
His goal against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday was his 29th in all competitions this season.

Vinícius Júnior (€11.2m) – Real Madrid
Also on target in La Liga at the weekend and has ten goal contributions in the Champions League.

Marco Asensio (€6.7m) – Aston Villa
Five goals in his last four games in all competitions, including his Matchday 11 penalty.

Ollie Watkins (€7.5m) – Aston Villa
Three attacking returns – a goal and two assists – in his most recent Champions League home fixture and on the scoresheet against Brentford on Saturday.

Hans Vanaken (€6.2m) – Club Brugge
Scorer and Player of the Match against Aston Villa in the league phase; scored one and set up another in the league on Sunday.

Ferran Jutglà (€6.7m) – Club Brugge
Found the net twice against local rivals Cercle Brugge on Sunday to make it five goals in five games in all competitions.