Champions League Fantasy Football: Scout notes 11 December

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 Atlético de Madrid vs Slovan Bratislava and LOSC Lille vs Sturm Graz.

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

• If any Fantasy manager wishes to change their captain, this is the one chance to do so on Matchday 6.

Fixtures

18:45 CET
LOSC Lille vs Sturm Graz
Atlético de Madrid vs Slovan Bratislava

21:00 CET
Benfica vs Bologna
Juventus vs Manchester City
Feyenoord vs Sparta Praha
Stuttgart vs Young Boys
Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona
Milan vs Crvena Zvezda
Arsenal vs Monaco

Key Fantasy players

Alexsandro (€4.6m) – LOSC Lille
Has made 42 ball recoveries during the league phase, the second most of any player on Fantasy ahead of Matchday 6.

Julián Alvarez (€8.0m) – Atlético de Madrid
Three goals, a Player of the Match award and 23 Fantasy points over the last three matchdays.

Antoine Griezmann (€9.1m) – Atlético de Madrid
Five goals in his last four appearances for Diego Simeone's side in all competitions.

Ángel Di María (€7.5m) – Benfica
Six goals in his last five appearances for the Portuguese champions and 11 Fantasy points on Matchday 5.

Dušan Vlahović (€8.3m) – Juventus
Has three goals, one from outside the box, in his last three Champions League appearances, accumulating 22 Fantasy points.

Erling Haaland (€11.0m) – Manchester City
Five goals since the start of Matchday 2 and double-digit Fantasy returns in two of the last three matchdays.

Igor Paixão (€6.6m) – Feyenoord
Four assists and two goals in Feyenoord's last five matches in all competitions.

Enzo Millot (€6.2m) – Stuttgart
Three attacking returns during the league phase and faces a Young Boys side who have conceded 17 goals in this season's Champions League.

Jamie Gittens (€5.3m) – Dortmund
Has scored in his last four games, which includes a goal in the Matchday 5 win at GNK Dinamo.

Robert Lewandowski (€9.5m) – Barcelona
The top scorer in this season's Champions League with seven goals in five games, two more than any other player, ahead of Matchday 6

Tijjani Reijnders (€5.8m) – Milan
Seven goals and an assist in his last nine club appearances, three of those coming in the Champions League.

William Saliba (€5.5m) – Arsenal
Has scored in consecutive Premier League games and is a key part of a Gunners back line yet to concede at home in the league phase.

Bukayo Saka (€8.9m) – Arsenal
A goal, assist and the Player of the Match award at Sporting CP on Matchday 5 and has a combined 18 goals and assists in all competitions this season.