UCL Fantasy Football: Team-by-team analysis
Thursday, October 15, 2020
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Who takes the penalties? Who's an undiscovered bargain? And who can't you afford to leave out? Our reporters have the answers.
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With space for only 15 players in your #UCLfantasy squad, managers can't afford to let a single opportunity go to waste, but picking your team can be a fraught business. UEFA.com's team of reporters are here to give you a helping hand ahead of Matchday 1.
Ajax
Penalty taker: Dušan Tadić (MF, €9.0m)
Set-piece takers: Dušan Tadić (MF, €9.0m)
Secret weapon: Nicolás Tagliafico (DF, €5.0m)
Banker: André Onana (GK, €5.0m)
Bargain signing: Antony (FW, €6.0m)
Atalanta
Penalty taker: Luis Muriel (FW, €8.5m)
Set-piece takers: Ruslan Malinovskiy (MF, €7.0m)
Secret weapon: Robin Gosens (DF, €5.5m)
Banker: Alejandro Gómez (FW, €8.5m)
Bargain signing: Sam Lammers (FW, €5.0m)
Atlético
Penalty taker: João Félix (MF, €9.0m)
Set-piece takers: Kieran Trippier (DF, €5.0m)
Secret weapon: Renan Lodi (DF, €5.0m)
Banker: Jan Oblak (GK, €6.0m)
Bargain signing: Stefan Savić (DF, €4.5m)
Barcelona
Penalty taker: Lionel Messi (FW, €12.0m)
Set-piece takers: Lionel Messi (FW, €12.0m) Philippe Coutinho (€9.0m)
Secret weapon: Sergiño Dest (DF, €5.0m)
Banker: Lionel Messi (FW, €12.0m)
Bargain signing: Ronald Araújo (DF, €4.0m)
Bayern
Penalty taker: Robert Lewandowski (FW, €12.0m)
Set-piece takers: Joshua Kimmich (DF, €6.5m), Robert Lewandowski (FW, €12.0m), David Alaba (DF, €5.5m)
Secret weapon: Leon Goretzka (MF, €7.5m)
Banker: Robert Lewandowski (FW, €12.0m)
Bargain: David Alaba (DF, €5.5m)
Chelsea
Penalty taker: Jorginho (MF, €6.0m)
Set-piece takers: Hakim Ziyech (MF, €9.0m), Mason Mount (MF, €7.0m)
Secret weapon: Ben Chilwell (DF, €5.5m)
Banker: Christian Pulišić (MF, €9.0m)
Bargain signing: Reece James (DF, €5.0m)
Club Brugge
Penalty taker: Hans Vanaken (MF, €7.0m)
Set-piece takers: Ruud Vormer (MF, €5.5m), Mats Rits (MF, €6.0m)
Secret weapon: Michael Krmencik (MF, €5.5m)
Banker: Hans Vanaken (FW, €7.0m)
Bargain signing: Clinton Mata (DF, €4.5m)
Dortmund
Penalty taker: Erling Braut Haaland (FW, €11.0m), Jadon Sancho (MF, €10.0m)
Set-piece takers: Raphaël Guerreiro (DF, €6.0m), Marco Reus (MF, €8.0m)
Secret weapon: Giovanni Reyna (MF, €6.5m)
Banker: Erling Haaland (FW, €11.0m)
Bargain signing: Thomas Meunier (DF, €5m)
Dynamo Kyiv
Penalty taker: Viktor Tsygankov (MF, €7.5m)
Set-piece takers: Viktor Tsygankov (MF, €7.5m), Carlos De Pena (MF, €6.5m), Mykola Shaparenko (MF, €6.0m)
Secret weapon: Vitaliy Buyalskiy (MF, €6.0m)
Banker: Vladyslav Supryaha (FW, €6.5m)
Bargain signing: Gerson Rodrigues (FW, €4.5m)
Ferencváros
Penalty taker: Ihor Kharatin (MF, €5.5m)
Set-piece takers: Oleksandr Zubkov (FW, €6.0m)
Secret weapon: Miha Blažič (MF, €4.5m)
Banker: Tokmac Nguen (MF, €6.5m)
Bargain signing: Dávid Sigér (MF, €6.0m)
Internazionale
Penalty taker: Romelu Lukaku (FW, €11.0m)
Set-piece takers: Aleksandar Kolarov (DF, €5.0m), Christian Eriksen (MF, €8.0m)
Secret weapon: Achraf Hakimi (DF, €6.0m)
Banker: Romelu Lukaku (FW, €11.0m)
Bargain signing: Alessandro Bastoni (DF, €4.5m)
İstanbul Başakşehir
Penalty taker: Demba Ba (FW, €7.5m)
Set Piece Taker: Danijel Aleksić (MF, €6.5m)
Secret Weapon: Alexandru Epureanu (DF, €4.5m)
Banker: Edin Višća (MF, €7.0m)
Bargain Signing: Rafael (DF, €4.0m)
Juventus
Penalty taker: Cristiano Ronaldo (FW, €12.0m)
Set-piece takers: Cristiano Ronaldo (FW, €12.0m), Paulo Dybala (FW, €9.0m)
Secret weapon: Dejan Kulusevski (MF, €8.0m)
Banker: Cristiano Ronaldo (FW, €12.0m)
Bargain signing: Federico Chiesa (MF, €7.0m)
Krasnodar
Penalty taker: Viktor Claesson (MF, €6.5m)
Set-piece takers: Rémy Cabella (MF, €6.0m)
Secret weapon: Daniil Utkin (MF, €5.0m)
Banker: Viktor Claesson (MF, €6.5m)
Bargain signing: Matvei Safonov (GK, €4.5m)
Lazio
Penalty taker: Ciro Immobile (FW, €10.5m)
Set-piece takers: Luis Alberto (MF, €8.5m)
Secret weapon: Joaquin Correa (MF, €8.0m)
Banker: Ciro Immobile (FW, €10.5m)
Bargain signing: Manuel Lazzari (DF, €5.0m)
Leipzig
Penalty taker: Emil Forsberg (MF, €7.0m), Marcel Halstenberg (DF, €5.0m)
Set-piece takers: Christopher Nkunku (MF, €7.5m), Marcel Halstenberg (DF, €5.0m)
Secret weapon: Dani Olmo (MF, €6.0m)
Banker: Marcel Sabitzer (MD, €8.5m)
Bargain: Angeliño (DF, €5.0m)
Liverpool
Penalty taker: Mohamed Salah (MF, €11.5m)
Set-piece takers: Trent Alexander-Arnold (DF, €6.5m), Mohamed Salah (MF, €11.5m), Andy Robertson (DF, €6.5m)
Secret weapon: Diogo Jota (MF, €7.5m)
Banker: Sadio Mané (MF, €11.0m)
Bargain signing: Naby Keïta (MF, €7.0m)
Lokomotiv Moskva
Penalty taker: Anton Miranchuk (MF, €6.0m)
Set-piece takers: Anton Miranchuk (MF, €6.0m)
Secret weapon: Vitali Lisakovich (FW, €6.0m)
Banker: Anton Miranchuk (MF, €6.0m)
Bargain signing: Maciej Rybus (DF, €4.5m)
Manchester City
Penalty taker: Kevin de Bruyne (MF, €11.5m)
Set-piece takers: Kevin de Bruyne (MF, €11.5m), Riyad Mahrez (MF, €9.0m)
Secret weapon: Ferrán Torres (MF, €7.5m)
Banker: Kevin de Bruyne (MF, €11.5m)
Bargain signing: Phil Foden (MF, €7.0m)
Manchester United
Penalty taker: Bruno Fernandes (MF, €9.5m)
Set-piece takers: Bruno Fernandes (MF, €9.5m), Marcus Rashford (MF, 9.0m), Paul Pogba (MF, €8.5m)
Secret weapon: Alex Telles (DF, €5.5m)
Banker: Bruno Fernandes (MF, €9.5m)
Bargain signing: Mason Greenwood (MF, €7.5m)
Marseille
Penalty taker: Dimitri Payet (MF, €8.0m)
Set-piece taker: Dimitri Payet (MF, €8.0m)
Secret weapon: Mickaël Cuisance (MF, €5.5m)
Banker: Florian Thauvin (MF, €8.5m)
Bargain signing: Boubacar Kamara (DF, €4.5m)
Midtjylland
Penalty taker: Sory Kaba (FW, €6.5m), Alexander Scholz (DF, €4.5m)
Set-piece takers: Evander (MF, €6.5m)
Secret weapon: Anders Dreyer (MF, €6.0m)
Banker: Awer Mabil (MW, €6.5m)
Bargain signing: Pione Sisto (MF, €5.5m)
Mönchengladbach
Penalty taker: Lars Stindl (MF, €8.0m), Ramy Bensebaini (DF, €5.5m)
Set-piece takers: Lars Stindl (MF, €8.0m)
Secret weapon: Florian Neuhaus (MF, €6.5m)
Banker: Alassane Plea (FW, €8.0m)
Bargain signing: Ramy Bensebaini (DF, €5.5m)
Olympiacos
Penalty taker: Mathieu Valbuena (MF, €7.0m)
Set-piece takers: Mathieu Valbuena (MF, €7.0m), Kostas Fortounis (MF, €6.5m)
Secret weapon: Lazar Randjelovic (MF, €5.5m)
Banker: Youssef El-Arabi (FW, €8.0m)
Bargain signing: Mady Camara (MF, €5.0m)
Paris
Penalty taker: Neymar (FW, €11.5m)
Set-piece takers: Ángel Di María (MF, €9.0m), Neymar (FW, €11.5m)
Secret weapon: Marquinhos (DF, €5.5m)
Banker: Kylian Mbappé (FW, €11.0m)
Bargain signing: Alessandro Florenzi (DF, €5.0m)
Porto
Penalty taker: Felipe Anderson (MF, €6.5m)
Set-piece takers: Felipe Anderson (MF, €6.5m)
Secret weapon: Mehdi Taremi (FW, €7.0m)
Banker: Jesús Corona (MF, €7.5m)
Bargain signing: Marko Grujić (MF, €5.0m)
Real Madrid
Penalty taker: Sergio Ramos (DF, €6.5m)
Set-piece takers: Toni Kroos (MF, €8.0m), Sergio Ramos (DF, €6.5m)
Secret weapon: Martin Ødegaard (MF, €7.0m)
Banker: Karim Benzema (FW, €10.5m)
Bargain signing: Ferland Mendy (DF, €5.5m)
Rennes
Penalty taker: Serhou Guirassy (FW, €6.5m)
Set-piece takers: Benjamin Bourigeaud (MF, €6.5m)
Secret weapon: Nayef Aguerd (DF, €4.5m)
Banker: Serhou Guirassy (FW, €6.5m)
Bargain signing: Damien Da Silva (DF, €4.5m)
Salzburg
Penalty taker: Dominik Szoboszlai (MF, €7.0m)
Set-piece takers: Dominik Szoboszlai (MF, €7.0m)
Secret weapon: Masaya Okugawa (FW, €6.5m)
Banker: Patson Daka (FW, €7.5m)
Bargain signing: Jérôme Onguéné (DF, €4.0m)
Sevilla
Penalty taker: Lucas Ocampos (MF, €8.5m)
Set-piece takers: Joan Jordán (MF, €6.5m)
Secret weapon: Marcos Acuña (DF, €5.0m)
Banker: Lucas Ocampos (MF, €8.5m)
Bargain signing: Jesús Navas (DF, €5.5m)
Shakhtar Donetsk
Penalty taker: Alan Patrick (MF, €6.0m)
Set-piece takers: Marlos (MF, €7.0m), Taison (MF, €7.0m), Alan Patrick (MF, €6.0m)
Secret weapon: Dodô (DF, €4.5m)
Banker: Júnior Moraes (FW, €7.5m)
Bargain signing: Tetê (MF, €5.0m)
Zenit
Penalty taker: Artem Dzyuba (FW, €8m)
Set-piece takers: Wílmar Barrios (MF, €4.5m), Yaroslav Rakits'kyy (DF, €4.5m)
Secret weapon: Andrei Mostovoy (MF, €5.5m)
Banker: Artem Dzyuba (FW, €8.0m), Sardar Azmoun (FW, €8.0m)
Bargain signing: Yaroslav Rakits'kyy (DF, €4.5m)