Champions League Fantasy Football: Scout notes 27 November

Matchday 5 of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League continues with Wednesday's fixtures including the heavyweight contest between Liverpool and Real Madrid.

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

• Manual changes need to be made by 18:45 CET on Wednesday – the kick-off times for Crvena Zvezda vs Stuttgart and Sturm Graz vs Girona.

• Prior to this deadline, Fantasy managers have the chance to substitute in players who could feature on Wednesday.

• Should Fantasy bosses wish to change their captain, this is the only opportunity to do so on Matchday 5.

Fixtures

18:45 CET
Crvena Zvezda vs Stuttgart
Sturm Graz vs Girona

21:00 CET
Bologna vs LOSC Lille
PSV Eindhoven vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Celtic vs Club Brugge
Liverpool vs Real Madrid
Monaco vs Benfica
GNK Dinamo vs Borussia Dortmund
Aston Villa vs Juventus

Key Fantasy players

Maximilian Mittelstädt (€5.0m) – Stuttgart
Helped Stuttgart keep a Bundesliga clean sheet on Saturday and has an assist and 22 ball recoveries in the league phase.

Bryan Gil (€4.4m) – Girona
Two goals and three assists in his last three appearances for club and country.

Edon Zhegrova (€6.1m) – LOSC Lille
Scored Lille's winner on Saturday and has 22 Fantasy points in the last three matchdays thanks to a goal, an assist and a Player of the Match award.

Jonathan David (€7.1m) – LOSC Lille
Has scored 16 goals for club and country in 2024/25, including four in the Champions League.

Mohamed Salah (€10.1m) – Liverpool
Has either scored or provided an assist in 11 of his last 12 starts for club and country, and has 30 Fantasy points from the last three matchdays.

Luis Díaz (€7.5m) – Liverpool
Scored his first Liverpool hat-trick on Matchday 4, earning the Colombian a matchday-high 21 points.

Jude Bellingham (€9.0m) – Real Madrid
On target in his last two Madrid fixtures and registered two assists in his most recent England appearance.

Nicolas Kühn (€4.5m) – Celtic
Five goals in his last four appearances in all competitions, including two against Leipzig on Matchday 4.

Wilfried Singo (€4.6m) – Monaco
Has scored 25 points across the last two matchdays, more than any other defender.

Ángel Di María (€7.5m) – Benfica
Five goals across his last two games for Benfica, including a hat-trick in the Portuguese Cup on Saturday.

Jamie Gittens (€5.3m) – Dortmund
Both scored and provided an assist in the Bundesliga on Saturday and has struck three times in Dortmund's two away Champions League games.

Emiliano Martínez (€5.0m) – Aston Villa
Only one goal conceded in the league phase and is the second-highest points scorer in his position.

Malik Tillman (€7.0m) – PSV
Produced one of the highest Fantasy scores of Matchday 4 as his goal, two assists, Player of the Match award and six ball recoveries resulted in 19 points against Girona.